I thought the pound back then was nearly $3 which would make the 12/6 Gordian more like $4.35. As I recall. you could get such a coin for $5 when...
The curved shape of these coins required they be struck twice with a small rock/shift of the die to between. If this was done poorly, we will see...
I have nothing to add to the discussion but there are a few examples of the coins. Another Trier [ATTACH] Sol is mentioned so it can be shown:...
What we have learned is there is no predicting. I have received on coin from Europe during the Covid period and it took four days. I have sent...
I have the 1999 edition which was given to me by a friend about ten years ago. Since I have no interest in anything modern and no interest in...
Since you have both together and the twins alone, you need the Maxentius with wolf and twins but no Dioscuri. If I had one I would show it.
What is fact and what I believe may differ but I see the square flan as the result of an overflow in the string of connected, circular flans....
Yes, he was a soldier and has wonderful military types but he was dutiful enough as a son to honor his late birth father on a reverse type. DIVVS...
I am not a fan of these at all but there was something about this one that spoke to me. Frank Robinson 1995. [ATTACH]
I like this idea but, because borders changed so much over time, I might start with the one you show and erase all the words. Then you could type...
Most of my Gordians came to me in the previous millennium when he was less popular and cheap especially if you were willing to put up with a...
When I think of happy, Vespasian hardly comes to mind. I got this at an LCS in 1987. If I knew where there was a LCS with more than a few...
The coin is a good example of a weak strike. Note the texture in the blank parts of the obverse especially. I wonder if the die cutter was aware...
Coins of this period often show poor or uneven strikes or clipped edges. Don't pay high prices for coins like mine unless you see something on...
First century silver was relatively high grade and, therefore, soft. Coins are common with wear, cuts and/or scratches. Bronzes of the period in...
It appears that some sellers know that most of their customers will patronize them no matter how badly they are treated. You proved them to be...
Now or never coins do come up when you specialize in something long enough that you can tell when something is likely to be in that category....
When I think of Vespasian's wit, I think of the story of smelling the coins from the urine tax. I had to wonder if you were slipping in a little...
I have never considered scale when doin coin photos except when making composite images, for example, showing the relative size of the coins. I...
I would prefer the design if you dropped all the dividing lines or at least made them much thinner. Many people including dealers who might get...
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