There are very few things in the world that I want to see more than the Villa of the Mysteries. It looks like you had a fantastic vacation. I am...
Unless the surface deposits were actively degrading the coin I would leave it as is. I mean, no matter what, you can only do so much to pretty up...
Awesome coin! I found a picture of her ready for battle. [IMG]
It is always nice to see the coins you manage to pull out of your 'stockpile' from group lots past!
Time to build yourself a Doug stand: http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/coinphoto2011ez.html
I am bumping this one back to the top so @zumbly can hopefully post some more pics!
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As Chris rightly identified that is known as a wizard staff. Once the staff is taller than your head your become a full wizard. Speaking as a full...
For a brief period you are double my age. Happy Birthday! I will post my Trajan As. As you can see on the reverse you have @Bing holding victory...
Fascinating exhibit. This weekend I am finally able to take in the exhibit at our local art gallery. We currently have a collection of Greek and...
Space? Space? SPAAAAAACE! I don't know if many of you have played Portal 2 (spoilers if you haven't made it to the end) but the ending of the...
Great snag Mat! Absolutely excellent and a steal of a price as well. The portrait of Augustus is stunning.
I haven't had a chance to play with it fully but it already looks so much better on mobile than the old site.
This is one of the coins that is very high on my wishlist. Great pickup Mat. I hope to have my own someday!
They should change the name from the year of the five emperors to the year of the best beards. Awesome set!
Hey everyone, Posted some coins on ebay this week ending tomorrow, July 5. Might be something there that catches your eye. Both individual and...
The Augustus was the coin that looked odd to me in the group photo but it looks like that was just the angle on for the photo. Gosh that is a nice...
As much as I am digging all of the silver coins I just wanted to point out we have yet to see a close up of some beautiful, beautiful bronze.
Like collecting any coins I would recommend doing your research first. Check out acsearch and CNG to get a feel for prices on the raw coins. As...
If I saw this coin at a coin show I would look at it a couple of times, consider it, perhaps offer a lower price but ultimately would put it down...
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