Byzantine coins are a fascinating area to collect, and vast as well. Are you considering putting together a type collection? If so, would it be...
Here's another Faustina II sestertius, one that I forgot about though it's been here for a while. I guess my brain is turning into tapioca...
I like to think of rough surfaces as a "super mat/sand blaster finish". Two Faustina flavors here: Worn and rough: [ATTACH] Worn, pretty rough:...
Numerically speaking, for 2020, the highest number of coins that I purchased was through Roma Numismatics, but this count is including some group...
Nice examples. May you have a speedy recovery from the surgery. Here's an 8 escudos cob, Lima, 1750R, acquired from Pat Johnson back in the...
The classic "two bits" used in the US to refer 25¢ and "four bits" for 50¢ is old slang that might still be in use, but it was very widespread in...
Your coin looks like an AR 2 Kreuzer from the city of Colmar, 1576-1612, under Emperor Rudolf II. Here's a link:...
I try to be somewhat contrarian, attempting to go against the wave of favorites, but I am increasingly finding that even the less favored coins...
I guess this is one of my better portraits of Faustina Jr., even though the coin's rough surfaces, uneven strike, patina break on the reverse and...
These coins come from disparate sources, but primarily from a gigantic hoard from Turkey, but also from innumerable hoards and individual finds...
A very nice coin and interesting video. The video is an excellent introduction into this coinage for beginning collectors, as well as collectors...
True, especially for the high-end "glamor" coins. Still, the base of the hobby, actually I would argue the foundation, of the hobby has always...
Thank you all for your wonderful posts and coins. I hope to post more coins as I go through the collection, and new coins make their...
You're right! My omission. I will correct the label. Thanks
Annona was a very popular subject for many sestertii and other denominations. Nice assortment.
I once had an Old Man dollar, that turned out to be a fake made in New York in the 1950s. It was good enough to fool the ANACS in 1992, but not...
As part of my effort to "rebuild" the Roman section of the collection, I recently acquired this nice sestertius of Antoninus Pius, featuring...
You're right. The green deposits in particular are often rock hard. The most conservative approach would be to soak the coin for a day or two...
Thank you. It has taken about 30 years to acquire these archaic tetradrachms, though I must say the pace rapidly picked up starting around 2018....
Yes, I'm pretty sure that the bow in the field indicates that this a Salamis Mint coin. My very first Alexander III tetradrachm, which I no...
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