Thanks for the good laugh! :D
I’m sure you are right, but it’s still a fun read.
I came across a great link today; the Historia Augusta. I think the chapter about «The 30 Pretenders» fit well at this point in this thread:...
Thank you, @medoraman :) I totally agree about buying when the hoard is there. Reminds me I should look for an Athenian owl...
[ATTACH] These used to be quite easy to come by some years ago. This was an ebay purchase back in 2007. It was so cheap that I’ve always been a...
I think @Bing is the only person making sense here.
It’s always inspiring to see how other collectors catalogue their items. I think I have shown the quadrum system I use previously. As for keeping...
Did we skip these two now? Constantius I AVG: [ATTACH] Severus II: [ATTACH]
I think you should, yes. Better be extra careful with those beautiful old coins.
It’s these two guys now then? [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
That’s a quite interesting coin. Coingratulations! I’m afraid I can’t be of much help with the question, though.
Here’s Pertinax: [ATTACH]
What a beauty! Congratulations. This is the kind of aquisition that makes coin collecting great, and thank you for sharing it here!
What do you mean, «dinner»?? Congratulations with the new old coin! I like it.
It may also be an unholy cobination of Ren Wax and the storage solution. Coin looks waxed, which I’m fine with, but the wax can have a polishing...
Thank you! That’s the only coin I got at the Leu. I had high hopes for a Byzantine gold coin, but I simply won’t bid at those prices. It will be...
Well, nobody wanted this one, so 65 chf was enough to be high bidder. Searching through sixbid archives and acsearch, I’ve found 9 different...
:) Sounds like you may have been following the Leu? My watch list on that auction was long. I ended up not placing a single bid. Like you say:...
I voted for the Gallic emperors. Very nice Postumus, and the Victorinus has a full reverse legend. This is in many cases a problem with...
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