A while back, I had purchased a group lot of tesserae that came with two seals. Byzantine seals are notoriously difficult to attribute even if...
C'mon, babies LOVE Philadelphia!
At least the NYINC is actually in New York! Have fun in Rosemont. ;) I wish it were in early December, too. That might be one of my favorite...
Save your money for the NYINC!
Medoraman is correct - the Chinese did not strike silver coins in any quantity until the late 19th century. In 1776, they would have used copper...
Modern fake of a tetradrachm of Alexander the Great
I believe this one is RIC VI 85 - the difference between the two types is the headdress that Genius wears. On 85 it is a modius, on 90 a tower....
A modern fake of an Æ Follis of the Byzantine emperor Michael VII
I believe Probus had that title, that may be the first. Now you don't quite need the books: www.catbikes.ch/coinstuff/coins-ric.htm
It's really not too impressive a feat. Any decent numismatist with a good library can do it. And since all I had to use for this was the RIC...
Maximianus. Æ Follis. London mint. Struck Summer AD 307. Laureate and cuirassed bust right / Genius standing left, holding patera and cornucopia;...
I believe it was Galeria Valeria http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=128840#
... am I the only one seeing bronze disease on this coin?
1858/7. Reference: Peck 1516. In this condition, it is not worth more than the regular date. There is also a possible 1858/3, but this is...
Ah, so that's what makes it special. I did notice that it was Constans, I just didn't care! Haha. Now that you point it out, I suppose i have...
I haven't got it yet? Hm - I must be thinking of which one I would want, not which one you would.
Well, I would assume the top left one, from Lugdunum, is the best coin. In addition to being the more finely engraved of your four specimens, I...
Because one of them is a minute variety that only an insane collector would want? ;) Normally, I don't care enough to figure it out. But I felt...
The plural of sestertius is sestertii. Bad Latin is a petpeeve of mine.
[IMG] ROME PB Gnostic amulet 3rd-5th century AD Abraxas standing left, with head of a cock, body of a man, and legs of a serpent, holding...
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