Definitely smoothing. In-hand examination would be necessary before I say if its an acceptable amount for me or not. Possibly tooling as well, but...
Funny enough, this lot was definitely the CNG equivalent of the Taco Bell value meal.
900/1000. I picked Stilichio for the magister militum question. Stilichio WAS a magister militum, at least. I have trouble reading and following...
Yes, but they will not continue this indefinitely. These are market forces at play, and they do not always act instantly. Its also slightly...
There were always some in Congress pushing for this, but if I recall correctly it never actually was the case. This would have been a very bad...
The base metal denominations were never intended to be worth full value in metal.
July 2005 at a small antique shop in Stratford, England. I wasn't collecting anything at the time. It would be about five months before I picked...
28 here. My collection is l looking forward to celebrating its first decennalia this year.
The key here is recognizing that Milne was not trying to create a catalog of all known Alexandrian varieties, but was rather simply cataloging all...
It's a weight, Williams has a pretty strong argument. Besides, what game would you play with it?
SMANT = Sacra Moneta Antiochia, for those of you wondering.
Will do! There's at least two in existence. Do let me know if you have better suggestions for some of the seafood on it. I'm not convinced with my...
Excellent eye, @TIF ! I hate to derail the discussion, but I'd like to add a few things to the seafood platter. Who ordered the frutti di mare?...
I think every ancient coin dealer of any consequence has at the very least a functional and frequently updated site. The vast majority of business...
It really depends on the series. For something super common, like denarii of Hadrian, a die link is a little surprising. Nothing that really adds...
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