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"Festus" was procurator (governor) of Judaea; this is a Roman Provincial coin from Judaea, from the time of governor Festus, while everyone's favourite emperor Nero was on the throne in Rom… (View Post)

Scanners have positives and negatives when it comes to imaging coins. Scans are great for always being in focus (except for super-high-relief objects) and tend to show fine details, as well as defect… (View Post)

The NGC world coin database includes most world coins (and fantasy-coins) up until the Krause catalogues were discontinued. The database includes the 2011 fantasy coins for Bonaire (which are similar… (View Post)

Other contributing factors added to the differences in shape and style, including the changing way that money was handled. As Roman coinage degenerated into base-metal, the link between "preciou… (View Post)

In case anyone else was wondering what "non-contiguous" meant in this context, here's the Wikipedia map of the territories of the Grand Duchy within the German Empire, marked in red. Enclav… (View Post)