I don't have any really nice ones and am not likely to pay what it takes for the MSFB coins that come on the market. I put together two groups of...
What other mints besides London issued Galerius Augustus coins without the GAL? I posted the small coin of Siscia but have none in larger size...
My favorite type that I have is this as showing Mars and Rhea Silvia before the birth of Romulus and Remus. [ATTACH] Of those I don't have, the...
Congratulations. That is a nice globe sitter. Mine is the eagle on an altar (nowhere near as nice but RD1 rather than RD10). Triton VI sold a...
I do believe that, whenever we have a thread separating Maximianus and Galerius, we should at least mention that it is VERY important to be sure...
My only deceptive Galerius is this quarter(?) follis (AE3) of Siscia with MAXIMIANVS AVG. [ATTACH]
I know this is an unpopular attitude but... The coins we collect are found in Europe. I find it interesting that collectors there even look for...
1.0g 1/6 ? (I usually show my one half this size - I am uncertain of the weight standards involved). [ATTACH] Next another small fractional of a...
Cut from my reply the last time this was asked. Is a set worth over $1000? I Grandi bronzi imperiali by Alberto Banti is 9 thin books numbered...
I have added nothing (neither coins nor understanding) since this was last discussed so all I can add is to repost the three anonymous from the...
What I got from the Wikipedia article suggested that the value of the shell money was more from the time represented in the grinding of shells...
Is FFIVN aware of/appreciates the rosette hole on the Huo Quan? I was never all that interested in that as a variation but I understand some are.
I don't think the majority of people appreciate the full costs of wheeling and dealing in coins. We get great services from coin dealers but they...
We were shown the TE marked tetartemorion. Here is the HM marked hemiobol and a few other variations of the more common, smaller coins. [ATTACH]...
This is an important feature. A lot of pay was probably 'on account'. Soldiers also received donatives and had some opportunity for 'income'...
Convince me it is not Lucius Verus. Just a guess...
I believe I am correct that a common Roman that looked like that would either be stripped clean or send directly to the trash bin. As I recall,...
News flash: People who don't care what it costs like very nice coins and anything gold. I believe 'peacocking' is playing a major role here but...
This explains why it is quite possible for a coin in VF to be better than one in Mint State. There used to be a term I rarely see anymore: Fleur...
I believe there are several poses but the first is most often seen. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
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