There are two parts to cleaning. One is removing the stuff and the second is living with what is underneath. My experience suggests red usually...
Your #1 has two relatives at my place. First is the as version of the same design. I wish I ha the sestertius since the larger flan really shows...
We also have given up exchanging gifts inside the family. We buy Christmas presents for poor kids and a homeless shelter so there is still the...
SeptimIus Severus had two sons. Your coin is Geta. P SEPT GETA PIVS
There is a lesson here but we will not all agree on it. "For its type" realizes that there are some coins that are much harder to find in perfect...
That lizard tail makes this one very special to me. Usually we get side views that follow the tree. All are great coins!
I don't study Judaean enough to appreciate team blue but team red is first rate. Best wishes for team yellow.
That is an excellent coin!
Excellent start! I also prefer #6 but agree that your choice of #1 is obvious.
That coin is (IMHO) more than quite scarce with the reverse ending in AVG. The common variety Alexandria legionary ends in AVI and that one is at...
I'll play. I already posted my top ten so I will not repeat any of them here. Some of these made this list because they were the only coin I got...
Few collectors with the resources to buy high end coins have anything approaching the taste to separate the finest from the ordinary glittery....
I favor it being completely intentional since there seem to be more Sear 230 coins with this oversize obverse die than there are with correct size...
That Vespasian strikes me as a bargain at the price. Perhaps twice the price? I would not pay extra for the Michael Kelly provenance but I have...
This thread has shown many really great, high grade coins of Justinian. I want to show one I consider interesting because of what some will call...
Yes, when dealing with less than official, we have to accept level #2. For that matter, I really suggest you not get too dogmatic about the...
Those two are OK but 240° makes you think too much compared to 8H so I prefer the clock.
Every year about this time it seems appropriate to review the new acquisitions and address why some are more thrilling than others. Again this...
Apameia, Phrygia, AE22, 133-48 BC, Athena / eagle [ATTACH]
Amastris, Paphligonia, AE21, c.100 BC, Gorgoneon / Nike [ATTACH]
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