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    Is This What Alexander the Great Looked Like? A Diadochi Tetradrachm

    If anyone wants to read an excellent in depth study, (500 pages long), on Alexander's image on statues, coins, medals, paintings etc., and the...
    Post by: tenacious, Jun 5, 2017 in forum: Ancient Coins
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    How Much Tooling Can You Tolerate?

    "How Much Tooling Can You Tolerate?" Zero. I'm most adamant about that.
    Post by: tenacious, Apr 28, 2017 in forum: Ancient Coins
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    Barry Murphy Off to NGC

    Although I agree wholeheartedly with the anti-ancient-slabbers, this thread is about Barry Murphy. I started seriously collecting ancient coins...
    Post by: tenacious, Jun 18, 2016 in forum: Ancient Coins
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    Coins of Asia website back

    I noticed the first link said, "Unfortunately the small number of the coin images, some extra-materials, etc. were lost. Perhaps this information...
    Post by: tenacious, Aug 11, 2015 in forum: Ancient Coins
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    I surprise even myself: Chinese Tang coin

    For anyone wanting to delve deeper into Kai Yuan Tong Bao coins a good English language reference is: Chronology of Kai Yuan Tung Bao by Roger...
    Post by: tenacious, Jun 16, 2015 in forum: Ancient Coins
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    First Coin of 2015

    Great story about them capturing and ransoming Julius Caesar. He told the pirates that once ransomed he would be back to hunt them down. And he...
    Post by: tenacious, Jan 12, 2015 in forum: Ancient Coins
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    NEWP: AE2 Falling Horseman

    I assume he's talking about mine. YOC, I've considered what you said. And I'm sorry but what you said makes absolutely no sense. So according to...
    Post by: tenacious, Dec 17, 2014 in forum: Ancient Coins
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    NEWP: AE2 Falling Horseman

    I like how that steve's soldier looks like he has leaped up off the ground and is coming down on the horeseman. Here's mine. Constantius II, AE...
    Post by: tenacious, Dec 14, 2014 in forum: Ancient Coins
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    Early Athena Owl Tetradrachm

    Even if authentic, which I highly doubt, this coin would not be from the earliest series in sixth century BC. Sorry but whoever told you that...
    Post by: tenacious, Nov 13, 2014 in forum: Ancient Coins
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    Ancient : Greek Macedon shield coin

    Just for the sake of accuracy Perseus was not the son of Alexander III (the Great). Perseus was the son of Philip V of Macedonia.
    Post by: tenacious, Oct 31, 2014 in forum: Ancient Coins
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    Your comments on my Alexander coin pls.

    As others have said, at 10.3 gms it is very much too light. Authentic Alexander tetradrachms are around 17.2 gms and don't lose much weight even...
    Post by: tenacious, Sep 23, 2014 in forum: Ancient Coins
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    New Eight Reale Book

    It would be one thing if the self promotion was a scam or for a product that had no value to the members of the forum. This book is of great value...
    Post by: tenacious, Sep 16, 2014 in forum: World Coins
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    Ancients => Coolest coin "ever"!!

    Aplustre, aka aphlaston - An ornament of wooden planks, which constituted the highest part of the stern of a ship. It rose immediately behind the...
    Post by: tenacious, Aug 19, 2014 in forum: Ancient Coins
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    Ancients => Coolest coin "ever"!!

    But but Steve, your ship has an awesome aplustria! I mean look at that thing! And the acrostolium isn't bad either. (Ha ha, Google them.) And...
    Post by: tenacious, Aug 19, 2014 in forum: Ancient Coins
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    Ancients => Coolest coin "ever"!!

    But it shows the details of the ship really well! And it looks like it has 2 ramming prows. An upper and lower one. Cool. That's something that I...
    Post by: tenacious, Aug 19, 2014 in forum: Ancient Coins