The AU might bother you a lot less if you knew which University previously owned the coin. Public collections have a problem with coins being...
Not all that long ago, fourrees were dirt cheap and no one wanted the ugly ones. Now it seems there are people who seek them out and pay. There...
Condition is everything. If the OP coin is worth the same as the CNG/Owen coin, I'm in the wrong hobby.
Magnentius is a good one but could equally well be paired here with Constans or Vetranio. Perhaps the best one would be Nepotian but he is out...
To demonstrate how we can keep this numismatic, I'll point out that the Emperors are known to have issued reverses honoring Aesculapius when...
[ATTACH] This sestertius is the same thing in Lucius Verus.
The edge of mine is not nearly as neat. Who can explain the process of how the edge was imprinted? Was it a collar or a separate process? [ATTACH]
One thing about Taras is that they had a large number of minor variations on their coins. This is most easily seen on the larger silver...
I'll not argue if you want to ignore the SC but a coin does not become anepigraphic when its legend wears off. VIRT AVG TRP COS SC [ATTACH]...
0 BC-100AD = 12 coins Not the 12, I trust? Did you go down on this century or are these numbers to be added to the first post?
Yes, very much so if in high grade. Most are dogs like mine. If you get one with the full reverse legends, you have something. The sestertii...
Just imagine how this Marcianopolis coin must have grated on the boys.[ATTACH]
Both are nice coins - the denarius especially so.
There is nothing formal I know of but certain people know me well enough to know what I am seeking and tip me off when they see one they don't...
I see no investment potential in these. Some of their dies are better than others. Their Brutus portrait on EID MAR is terrible; the Arathusa on...
Antiquanova dies are not casts but 'original' artwork that misses the mark of capturing the real style more than non specialists realize. The...
I would suggest labeling the coin as OF I and SR across the field. OF I refers to the workshop or Officina number one that made the coin. There...
Rather than let a good thread go to waste, lets ask if there is a place for modern replicas in our hobby. They have been around for a long time....
"For coins all over the price spectrum" seems to mean over $1000. When a Mr. Kern is offering a Vitellius as his cheapest ancient coin, we...
My favorite Gordian III is green, too. [ATTACH] Yours is an early coin as Augustus, I'd guess, from the portrait.
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