That's a beautiful coin. Yes, I see a distinct difference in portrait style, lifetime versus posthumous. What mint is this coin from? Thanks
No, just an old fogey who, over the past several decades has been drifting through the numismatic either, sort of attracting coins the way planets...
Thank you. I will make a note on the label.
They do look like sandals (Birkenstock?), or part of the footrest?
That's a very nice coin. I've been looking around for one, but it is tough locating one in decent condition. Your coin is very well centered...
While going through a box of ancients last night, I came across an old purchase. This is a tetradrachm of Alexander III that I believe is from...
While we're on the subject of the most expensive coin ever sold, here's list, outdated no doubt and in need of updating, from Wikipedia:...
Thank you, Carl. Those are very interesting and nice examples. This is an area that I am developing an interest in, and hope to be able to...
That's a nice coin, Mat. I read online that the variety without the star behind Titus' portrait is rarer than the one with the star. I've also...
I guess the aphorism, or cliché, if you prefer, that every cloud has a silver lining, does apply to some situations, and this is one of them....
Yes, I find the Sophytes hoard coins fascinating. It is interesting that this design, with Athena and the owl on the obverse and reverse,...
Do you have the coin's weight?
Ah, you mean these? [IMG] I have a bag of them in the cupboard. They're super hot cinnamon jaw breakers. They've been around for decades,...
A very interesting coin indeed. Where would we collectors be without dyslexic die engravers!
And then there is the dreaded bronze disease, which, in combination with other factors, can devastate a coin. Dealing with BD is a tough...
Agree. The coins are corroded. Further cleaning will just worsen the situation with them. They need to tone down over time (a very long...
That's a gorgeous coin. Congrats!
Hi Al Here's a suggestion: I simply open a Google tab, type in british pound symbol. The symbol should appear on the opening page. Then, it is...
I guess, all things considered, this is the most interesting coin, at least pertaining to Athenian coinage of the 6th-5th centuries BC. Weighing...
That's an absolutely gorgeous coin. I believe that is Scylla, the monster who devoured seafarers, on Athena's helmet. Nice acquisition!
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