I got a really weird result working with Al's Costa Rican axegod pendant. [ATTACH]
Wow. That’s much earlier than I had expected.
Oh man. Hope you don’t fry eggs in those.
I am interested in depictions of the patera on coins. Can we crowd source the earliest appearance of a patera on a Greek or Roman coin? I'm...
My coin backgrounds aren't completely solid, so I had mixed results, but I think it would work very well for truly solid-color backgrounds. Most...
The first year I can participate with a JC portrait coin! [ATTACH]
Thanks everybody for the confirmations. I have probably looked at, oh, about 1000 of these coins. But I love the variety. Even the most recent one...
So I finally won a cody111111 auction on eBay. He seems to be a good seller, but this fact is no secret, which means his auction results can...
Familiarity breeds contempt. Because coins like these are so common, sometimes they get met with a simple shrug. I’m glad someone else appreciates...
No coins. Just yours truly in the Alexandrian catacombs, January 1990. Man, I wish I had a better camera. [ATTACH]
https://www.cointalk.com/threads/ancient-coins-beginners’-faq-thread.324858/#post-3206438
Example. Here’s a link to a VCOINS dealer with lots that average $3-4 per coin with a variety suitable for someone new to ancients. The quality...
Here’s an FAQ link that should help you stay in the game. If you wish to buy inexpensive Roman lots, until you have more experience, I recommend...
I’ll be there in July. Can’t wait.
“Hi everybody. I’m Randy, and I’m a horse-aholic.” [everybody]: “Hi Randy.”
I'm pretty sure that it's an I. And CA is right. According to the UK's Portable Antiquities Scheme, ITR and IITR both are attested mintmarks for...
I recently bought this Maximian follis from Trier with the mintmark (as I read it) ITR. [ATTACH] Clearly it's a Trier follis, but I'm not sure...
I did some paleography in graduate school and have Preston and Yeandle's ENGLISH HANDWRITING 1400-1650. This looks to me to be a 16th-century...
Thanks for the corrections folks.
Welp, I never miss an opportunity to post my shekel. Bought in the early 2000s. I couldn't afford one today. Silver is a bit crystallized and...
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