Nice coin - a definite upgrade!
For those interested in treasure salvages, here's what could be the granddaddy of all:...
Really nice coins! I really like the Celtic AR unit and being an inbred procrastinator, the Æthelred "The Unready" Penny.
Thanks! I keep telling myself enough is enough with owls, but for some reason they keep showing up at my door! Thanks! I am beginning to...
I think, with time, the initial disappointment will diminish and hopefully the coin will gain in appreciation. Here's one that I bought a a year...
Thanks and you're welcome. I hope to share more on CT next year!
Thanks! As a fairly long time owl addict, the addition of the Starr Group II owl and others, many of which need further research and...
I'd like to share with my CoinTalk friends a few pick-ups for this year. As a semi generalist collector, I tend to wander far and wide in the...
That gun money half crown is a very nice coin. Is the gold guinea also your coin? It is a very attractive coin! I only have few gun money...
An excellent example! Very nicely centered and struck.
Those are wonderful coins for 2023! The rhinoceros on the obverse of the Domitian AE quadrans is really nicely done. The Septimius Severus...
Those are wonderful and interesting coins! I wish that I had the time and wherewithal to collect on even a semi systematic basis Sassanian and...
Great coins all! You really have an eye for aesthetic appeal. The detail on the Tacitus antoninianus is outstanding.
That's a wonderful and eclectic assortment for 2023! I really like the patina and strike on the Indo-Greek AE hemi obol. Also the obverse on the...
That's a very nice example, well centered and with excellent detail! My experience with these almost rock hard brownish and greenish deposits is...
Here's a link to a Wikipedia article on an Assyrian lens that was discovered in 1850 and is on display at the British Museum....
I think they had a form of magnification back then, but it probably wasn't very sophisticated. So your two coins are hemitetartemorions, as noted...
There are some pretty graphic coins out there depicting some very grisly scenes, such as this Turkoman coin. Artuqids of Mardin, Husam al-Din...
Those are nice examples, especially the first coin. The obverse ram is well done. Yes, going just by the photos can be risky - always check the...
Nice acquisition! A lovely coin.
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