Thanks for sharing, I am glad you are enjoying the hobby! I am in the same boat as you when it comes to neat handwriting. Too many years typing...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Hi Salent, Morgans are beautiful. I still own the first one I bought at a very early age from a coin dealer. But...
Here is my favourite Menander from my collection. It still could be cleaned further but I decided not to. You could say it still has its "find...
[ATTACH] I am almost embarrassed to post immediately after what is an exceptional poster-like display by Deacon Ray above... Here is my coin...
Great coins Sallent! Happy second anniversary. Please remind me, what is the appropriate gift is for a second anniversary - gold? Treat yourself...
Dear All, As many of you might be aware, sadly, Steve P has been undergoing treatment for cancer. That might explain his absence of recent, if...
Great portrait ! I am not particularly fond of most portraits of Marcus Aurelius and Commodus. They do not look life-like compared to say those of...
Here is an example I owned until recently gifting it to a close friend. When attributing it I discovered it had extensive obverse die linkages...
Those statistics would steer me clear away from this coin even if I was in the financial position to be able to justify the purchase of one! Peter
Hi Doug, Athenian Owl tetradrachms appear to be one of the most liquid of ancient coins. There appears to be significant demand for them at all...
Some interesting storage methods above! I use archive flips currently. I place them into coin album inserts which I then store in large boxes. I...
I have a small bag of the Euboea, Histaia tetrobol fakes which flooded the market years ago and still find their way into eBay and even reputable...
Nice coins - to all of the above. I especially like the tetradrachm posted by the OP! My collection of Alexander tetradrachms has dwindled. Here...
Nice! What is happening on the reverse of the first coin which was posted? Looks like a soldier is falling onto 2 other soldiers! Falling...
@Irbguy Thank you very much for your help on this. I do not believe there are any dots on the ends. I am satisfied that it is an Epsilon as you...
Congratulations! I have never owned a solidus, let alone one in mint state! Peter
That image is mouth watering. Is it at all strange that I am now feeling hungry? Peter
JP-Depew, That is a very nice example of this type. You picked well! I agree that you do not need to clean it. It looks great as it is. I have a...
Hi, I have attached a larger photo of the mintmark as requested. [ATTACH]
Hi Jake, This coin looks like an Indian "Punch" coin. See e.g....
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