Excellent thread.
I wouldn't spend a dime unless I could see both sides of each coin.
I would say $10 is a steal for that coin - it's very attractive. It's sharp enough to make me think tooling, but when I look at it closely I can't...
Macrinus it is then. Your eyes are better than mine, Doug.
They look genuine, but again, better pics would help. The Caracalla isn't mine, btw - I'm just posting another example of the provincial she-wolf...
Caracalla issued the same type as well... [img]
The second appears to be a provincial issue of Elagabalus, 218-222 AD from Aelia Capitolina, but I can't make out enough detail to be certain. The...
The first is a pseud0-autonomous issue of Antioch, Syria, under Roman rule, mid 1st-century BC. Obv.: Laureate head of Zeus right. Rev.:...
Most large catalogs only include a sample of the types in the plates. I'm guessing that the job of securing the images and permission to use them...
Hey, I love my Constantines, but I want to see some variety. And yeah, let's let it run to the 21st-century - let the modern collectors jump in.
I confess I haven't seen enough Polish coins to have an opinion, but that thaler is certainly very handsome!
I was hoping you would post that coin, Collect - I never get tired of seeing it.
That's a very good article - recommended reading for all collectors of ancients. When we post large images of small coins, it's easy to forget...
Three sounds fine. I'm just trying to avoid pages and pages of Constantines, lol.
This was suggested by TIF in another thread, so I thought I'd instigate it. Post your favorite one or two coins from every century. Let's start...
All the old style coins in the drachm weight that I've seen on the market have soft features, whether by cleaning or wear. I'm sure Bill has come...
I'm guessing he did.
Steve, your coin is the best I've seen of the type. It looks far better than the vast majority. The seller pointed out the virtually full reverse...
That's part of the allure of ancients. Never mind Mercury dimes - imagine holding coins that were spent by soldiers in the armies of Antony and...
Very nice coin, Steve. I've got one too. It's not as crisp as yours, but I paid a whopping $5.46 for it, shipped... [img]
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