I'm noticing that Steve here has a cup with a "Lutefisk soup" commercial. That's so Norwegian even I haven't tried it. And never will! :D
Actually, I was one of Caesars legionaries in one of my previous lives. No kidding. Just an ordinary soldier, of course. No big shot. Yeah, so we...
[ATTACH] AE Chalkous Kolophon, Ionia, 385-285 BC AE11 mm. 1.54 g O:Head of Apollo right, wearing taenia / R: K-O-Λ-(O-Φ-Ω), Lyre or Kithara...
Here’s Hadrian with a lyre on the reverse: [ATTACH]
What a great coin. If it was me, I would very much look forward to opening the mail after having ordered that one. Recently I've been busy...
First of all, to celebrate the twins of @Ryro : [ATTACH] I'm not sure if we've had Hostilian? We don't know his year of birth, but it is...
I believe world coins can only lead to one illness in particular, and that's the one that makes you spend way too much money buying them.
The Q. Titius varies a lot in style. I have been suspicious of many of that type, just because it looks different than mine. A collector friend...
I think you got about 100 years of collectors experience from Doug and Bing over here. I can't add much to the discussion, except a photo of a...
Like Valentinian, I have also spent countless hours cleaning late roman bronzes and perusing Doug Smiths homepage for help with IDs. It's a fond...
I agree the Mark Anthony looks bad. If one coin looks bad, I'm not doing business. Kudos to Forvm for keeping a list like that. Very helpful....
Hey, thanks for the follow-up, @talerman ! Nice coin and good story:)
Both the coins and your father in law have been through some hardship then! They are good looking and affordable. The Norwegian coinage of Oscar...
Here is a sad looking coin that tells an equally sad story: [ATTACH] This coin was struck under Frederik IV of Denmark and Norway, at the mint...
Hi You've got two coins from the end of the union between Sweden and Norway, with Swedish king Oscar II as head of state. The Norwegian grading...
A gray card is good advice. As for the side light, I find that it helps defining the high relief, but that’s just my taste. It can overexpose...
Congrats. I like it a lot, although I know nothing about Armenian coins. It definitely has eye appeal to me.
I have been doing a lot of coin photography lately, and decided to take pics both with shadows and with a reflector trying to remove shadows....
She'll probably develop a fine patina over time, just like the rest of us. :) Philip I looks older than 9 on that portrait, I think. And Octavian...
Congratulations! A daughter is a treasure that no coin can buy! :) Diadumenian was 10 years old when he got his portrait on this coin. It's...
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