It would make a nice tie bar if you glued it to a finding but I never wear a tie anymore so the need for jewelry is non existent. The question is...
Several years ago Frank Robinson had a large (huge?) group of these and was selling them with the line that they were the earliest, cheap Greek...
We need to emphasize that this is a very unusual issue in that it is the only case where a falling horseman had the workshop letter in the field...
We might note that this series included a smaller denomination with the head of Isis. AE27 19.2g ex. Brian Kritt, 1998 [ATTACH]
If you hold it right you can cover Valerian II with your thumb and make this Valerian - Gallienus AE25 of Nicomedia, Bithynia, into a two portrait...
Elaiussa, Cilicia, AE22, 1st century BC /Nike This coin is quite fortunately off center reverse which allowed the long city name to fit on the...
What is the world coming to when they start faking Septimius? I don't have a match for that one. You? [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
It is a grammar thing. The legend reads "(dedicated) to the divine Carus" in the dative rather than the usual nominative "Carus" as found on...
Exactly! Wildwinds is a great help if your goal is understanding but the problem comes when it is used to 'farm' catalog numbers rather than...
Personally, I would prefer people quote a listing they had seen rather than a second hand one. What is wrong with quoting OCRE as a source rather...
This illustrates why we need to show both sides of a coin when posting. Certainly I prefer image pairs joined into one but I understand why eBay...
I wish I had said that! To me, catalog numbers are ways of finding the listing in the catalog so you can learn something about that coin rather...
I have to wonder if the crowd currently paying double the price of many things know or care that 'Class A' refers to a style of design rather than...
Postumus is offended. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Immediate thought: I should take a hint from Pawn Stars and research what I say here rather than trying to remember things off the top of my...
I have not done an in depth beard study of Macrinus but would first have to address whether the differences were reflective of his appearance or...
Since when have we come to expect 'Reality' TV to be 'real'? These shows are entertainment. I was surprised that the man behind the counter who...
Agree. I'd like mine even more if I knew where it gained its 47. [ATTACH] I always wanted but have never owned one of the portrait coins.
As usual, I am late to the party so all I have to offer are coins seen before. Note the same 'crab claw' hand salute in each. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]...
The question to me is how much difference would the market make if these off centered examples also where full legend and balanced. Certainly the...
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