As with my coin collecting, I drew the half price option from our friends Julian and Jovian. We are given no choices so it will be interesting to...
There most certainly is! There is even a fake in the British Museum Catalog and some offered all too frequently by dealers that really should...
No wiser statement can be made. Those who believe they actually do have all the answers rarely understood the question. Not knowing can be a fun...
The OP here was pretty useless without a weight. Gordian III asses I have seen tend to be close to 10g. Also, the flan preparation process often...
One has to wonder what the buyers of these coins are planning to do with them. Perhaps the coins will be seen again in the market. Perhaps they...
The Eastern mints of Septimius Severus borrowed heavily from the types used by Pescennius Niger. One of the more scarce of these is the IOVI PRAE...
All sales are Private Listings. Right or wrong, that is a red flag for something to hide. This is a common coin that can be bought from sources...
It is a lot like when we look in a mirror hoping there is something looking back that is Hollywood Handsome. The secret is when to stop primping...
It is not at all unusual to see coins sold using different terms and it is not always certain which is closer to correct since we do not have...
The Probus and Maximianus ID's are correct. Neither is in a condition that would be worth the postage to mail them to someone but attractive, mid...
That is a very nice example of this series which is quite extensive if you want to get into minor variations and denominations. I have a few but...
I am 100% certain that this thread has answered the question of why the coins are not so popular. They can be confusing to the experts and they...
I decided a few months ago that I would try the 'other' method again even though it has not always worked out for me in the past. I started going...
I disagree on this point. A certain number of 'investors' have to be actively trading or they don't consider themselves 'investors'. There may...
Sorry, no help here. Mine is COS III. [ATTACH]
A "fairly good auction house" would at least put a number behind 'Constantine'. I wish I had a little understanding of the question separating...
Sometimes it is hard to separate low grade silver coins and the really low grade ones that have suffered differently in the many centuries....
I don't know enough to help but I would start looking under Constans II and Constantine IV who used the names interchangeably and are confusing to...
A survey showing six phases of Domna denarii: Alexandria mint [ATTACH] Syrian mint (possibly several?) [ATTACH] Rome, early period with IVLIA...
There are variations on the theme. At one time this very abbreviated antoninianus was thought to be a branch mint but later evidence suggests it...
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