Worst is a relative description. Years ago I saw four General officers walking together in a hall at the Pentagon. Three of them had four stars;...
A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds. Emerson:) I have been considering requesting my web pages be taken down. I would miss...
The problem here is that beginners tend to seek out the 1% with great skill and ignore the vast number of genuine coins being sold by honest...
This is the closest I had in Heraclea (sold it a while back) but with the unclear photos there is nothing much to be said. The shirt on the...
Do you also collect the AE coins?
I'm sorry it took so long for anyone to reply. Ordinarily, I would suggest starting a new thread for an introduction post but your coin is a...
#3, #9 and #1 lead my preferences but I need to comment on #5, the Pescennius. I do not see the circumstances where I would buy that coin in my...
Of these, #3 and #10 are favorites but the one #10 replaced was just too far gone for me. I guess I am just a condition snob after all. Oddly,...
This made it to page three before I saw it and I rarely look at page three. I have no overstrikes that I consider to be fakes but that is more...
Gordian III used the type at Nicopolis. [ATTACH]
Septimius Severus IOVI PRAE ORBIS is an "Emesa" mint denarius so it is not on Hill's Rome only list. [ATTACH]
I would rather have this Koinon in better shape but this one was an obvious purchase with Ο / ΛΥΜ / ΠΙΑ betwen the agonistic urns. [ATTACH]...
Agree but how long after. Is this mount ancient? I would expect a modern mount to have used a better coin so this may have been one that was...
In 35 BC Sextus Pompey reissued the type with the recognizable face of Pompey the Great and legend MAGN / PIVS 14.41g [ATTACH]
I am uncertain of the reason behind Limes but have a few which I bought from people who valued them less than I do. I am a little concerned when...
In more than one year I have received a coin in late December I wished had not come until January so I could count it for the next year. I...
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