[IMG] My new coin today is not ancient but gets posted here because it would make more sense to someone who had read some of my earlier posts...
Byzantium with cow - search also Byzantium and heifer.
I believe this is Valentinian II but it is certainly not Constantine. The reverse type was not used until later.
One of the reason some of us hang around here is the fun of watching some of our new friends discover that there is life beyond modern coins. We...
Good job seeing the dot right of the tower which is, in this case, significant to the RIC ID. This mint has quite a few variations based on...
If you only shoot coins and most coins are about the same size (10-30mm or so) there is no need to buy an expensive copy stand. Wood vibrates...
I really believe the amount of corrosion on the reverse could account for almost the missing 2g. Billon can leach out making a bit of copper...
The obverse die is cup shaped and more than usual care was made to strike these carefully and on center. Yours is a mite off center leaving a rim...
These Thasos tets were one of the first (now of many from that part of the world) types I decided to avoid because so many were fake. I see...
Mine is an Alexandrian hemidrachm. The type also comes in a full drachm size but its weight of 12.56g makes it the half. The reverse is unusual...
The new numbers for #3 make the matter a great deal more reasonable and telling a 12mm from a 15mm would be no problem in circulation. That...
What is it about the second that causes it to be classified as a Trichalkon? On what is it based that there was a second triple denomination when...
Denarius with the childless wolf of the Republic - Even a great mother gets some time away from the kids??? [ATTACH] Macrinus of Laodicea - AE29...
I agree with both of JA's posts but go one further. For years I used open trays but changed to paper envelopes to make it easier to package my...
Good fetch, Steve.
A friend of mine recently sold this one for what I thought was an exorbitant price. This is oneupmansship. I would really like one this nice...
We all have a number below which we feel good and above which we feel used. I don't pay 10% for plastic boxes but I understand why some do. Big...
I hate to disagree, Bing, but I suspect that a relatively high percentage of people who own, say, 100 ancients would not look at that chariot...
We all try to avoid fakes as best we can. We all prefer not to pay a dealer twice as much as we feel a coin is worth. Where we each draw the...
This is Claudius II with Annona reverse. This one has a chippy edge which would reduce its market value. Condition and eye appeal mean a lot...
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