Be still my beating heart. [ATTACH]
Here is another one of this seller's offerings. I would avoid this seller like the plague. [IMG]
Their website is a joke. "Our team and numismatists have been in the coin world for many years." https://demos-auctions.com/our-team/
[IMG] #4 is the orientation that my initial instinct tells me is correct. I too immediately get a dolphin vibe; like @ambr0zie . Its weight...
Whenever a coin has a concrete-like fabric, I take pause. It very well could merely be the 'old cabinet' tone of the coin, and how the camera...
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I see the (obverse) legend as: FL IVL CONSTANTIVS NOB C; which would confirm your suspicion of the coin representing Constantius II(as Caesar)....
That almost looks like a hippocamp(facing right) to me. EDIT: Looks like @Jay GT4 got it.
First foray into this thread and I spy this!!! Oh man. That is absolutely excellent:wideyed::wideyed::wideyed: My first guitar was an...
Ha Ha Ha... That reminds me a little of Rob Schneider
30 yr. old reference... [MEDIA] Here's the UD definition: https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=I%27m%20too%20sexy
Methinks that's actually Neroni; too sexy for his shirt.:hilarious:
Welcome! @kirispupis .. Very much collecting "stories". I'm also in the fairly-new camp myself. My invigorated desire to learn more about...
Ooh, that is really nice! Most current attributions have your coin as being minted under Hieron II(275-215 B.C.). I'm not sure how the consensus...
Here’s a coin that’ll make one go “well, I’ll be snookered”. I mean, who doesn’t like snake-driven bigas(?), but sheesh!:eek: [ATTACH] Lot 1087...
Frascatius is a legit eBay seller. That stated, even (self-proclaimed)experts in the field are duped on occasion. Nonetheless, nothing about the...
That sounds a lot more enriching than my collecting habits of late... More gray hairs and wrinkles :cigar:
Cool type! For obvious reasons. To snag it @ opening bid is even more sweet. Congrats! Heres’ a pic of a nice little restaurant I ate at while...
No doubt. Heh. I feel the same about Heritage Auctions at times too. I am utterly amazed at some of the hammer prices in recent months. I’ve...
Yours looks to be of a comparable grade/condition to that of the Agora coin I showed on the previous page. It would likely fetch between $25-$40....
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