Caracalla, bulging eyes and all, certainly looks somewhat unhinged. [ATTACH] Next: Another Caracalla tetradrachm with "character".
Nudity? Here are the bare facts. Well, not really facts, but my take, though I really don't bring a lot of skin into this subject, but I will...
I've seen innumerable owls being resold after only a year or even less since the previous sale. This is a reflection, as Al noted, of a red hot...
I recently got the encyclopedic-size catalog from Roma, for the upcoming live auction in October. I just love the scent of the newly printed...
Nice coins! The evolution of the eye is a marker, generally speaking, of the period that a given owl was produced, with the gradual detachment of...
For comparison, here's my Cromwell crown, 1658 over 7, S-2945A, that I've owned since the late 1980's. 30.1 grams [ATTACH] This example does...
Gorgon. [ATTACH] Next: Another monster, even, another gorgon!
Here's my latest new style owl. Thompson 483 16.85 grams [ATTACH] Next: A transitional owl, any period.
Thank you, Alegandron, for the wonderful examples and the story of your collecting. What stimulates your interests in historical periods? Do...
Thank you! That archaic owl and the one I am using as my avatar are certainly candidates for the list, along with some other coins that I have...
Thank you for sharing your journey, for collecting is indeed a journey, one that is our lifetime companion as we learn and explore the history and...
Someone was having fun with the old punch!
That repaired hole in the last coin is interest. It is obviously very old. It this coin were silver or gold, I could see the point of doing...
Yes, from today's collector's perspective holes in coins are unfortunate, but back then I suppose people were just too busy with the basics of...
Yes, CT has been a great forum and a catalyst for my reentry into ancient coins.
Thank you. Yes, Byzantine coins provide a window on a world in which the west was in decline, the so-called dark ages. How "dark" they were is a...
Thank you. Nice coins, and I clearly see what you mean by traditionalist. My dad used of operate juke boxes at various restaurants in Detroit,...
Thank you, Terence. That's an impressive background and scholarly as well. I well understand the issue of being over-diversified in your...
Very nice coins, Al. That Hellenistic tetradrachm at the lop is absolutely beautiful! Ancients coins are truly individual. No two coins are...
The Agathokles tetradrachm came to me somewhat toned. It was stored in a yellow, cotton lined 2x2 envelope for probably about 30 years, so I...
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