Ancients: Post your recent barrel scrapings...

man, I'm going to go scrape some more barrels right now!

 

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Recently picked up a Leo I with Leo dragging captive reverse for $3 shipped:



And an unclean lot with what looks to be a Carausius (or possibly Allectus) and a very late Roman with decent detail on the obverse. The whole lot costing me just shy of $20:

 

Not a recent scraping. Maybe some of you remember this, I found this in an antique furniture store ....for $20...(new image)
This denarius commemorates the defeat of the Greeks. (notice the trouncing of the Macedonian shield.)

19.3mm x 3.82 grams
s.126 BC Rome Mint.

 

I still say I'll give you $25. That way you make a profit and I will take this poor example off your hands.

 

Oh yeah. I think this was the coin you introduced yourself to us with a long while back. Great catch!

 

Looking forward to seeing the results of the cleaning, VK. Looks like some decent detail under the crud.

 

Here's my 17-buck Septimius Severus of Nikopolis. Nice half-dollar size coin, very dark, a bit rough but hey, what do you want for 17 bucks?

 

sweet ... ummm, did you just buy this recently?

 

Yeah, last week. It looks suspicious, though. Looks like it's been stripped by electrolysis and darkened. It was a bad-pic eBay gamble. Win some, lose some.

 

$17, my friend => total win (yah, I spent more than that on McDonalds last night before starting my blitzkrieg Halloween mayhem!!) ...

1Adam12 => be on the lookout for a 6 foot tall adult male, dressed kinda like Batman and carrying open liquor, wandering door-to-door, meeting neighbors and high-fiving pets and children ...


*arrrghh* ...

 

Ha we had the same thing except the guy was 5'8'' and it was kind dressed like a Ninja Turtle.

 

Ninja Turtle => yah, brother Carl is a real trooper

 

This guy and his son did it right...

 

what are they?

 

You don't get out much, do you?

 

Apparently they must be USA TV?

 

Is he a linebacker?

 

Is that kid supposed to be Harry Potter?

 

Yeah, it's a USA TV thing, lol.

 

Don't fret it Stevie ole boy cause I have no idea either.