A common coin, but a lovely example... [ATTACH]
I collected this coin for its exquisite style. Occasionally you come across an engraving that doesn't merely mimic the generic Roman style, but...
Not just another campgate! This coin checks off several of my collecting desires. It's a small-bust version that's very delicately rendered - the...
Don't step in it! eBay, turcomansells (on FORVM's Notorious Fake Seller's List) FAKE! FAKE! FAKE! FAKE! FAKE! . . . . FAKE! 90 of them!...
Just won this coin, seller's pics modified for color correction. I think this specimen would pretty much qualify for Best of Type, or at least...
Inspired by Doug's recent post, I scanned a figure with some of Bruck's excellent drawings of LRB reverse types. Tiere = Animals in German. Each...
Recently, Bing posted an upgrade to his collection which featured Victory's facial details on a Constantinople Commemorative. Today it's my turn...
[ATTACH] No doubt some ancestor of Steve's engraved it. :)
I think the bust is clearly Celtic - a type imitating Phillip II or Alexander? What do y'all think? AE16 but I don't know the weight. I see...
Hey folks, I just came across this rare volume, from the library of Bruce R. Brace. Here are the seller's notes... "Ex. Bruce R. Brace library...
This post isn't directly related to numismatics, but since the bow and arrow are featured on many ancient types, I thought you folks would be...
At first glance, this coin may look like so many other Greek Bust/Thunderbolt types, but the inscription tells us it's a rare coin of Apollonis,...
This is my first purchase of the year. Some weeks ago, I had mentioned my interest in the Cybele types of Julia Domna. Doug Smith recommended this...
BOSTON (CBS) — The contents of a more than 200-year-old time capsule sealed in the State House by Sam Adams and Paul Revere will be unveiled on...
This colorful coin comes to me as a gift from a fellow board member. It was mine to have if I wanted to cure the BD. The BD isn't that bad - just...
I'm enjoying everyone else's threads in this regard, so I thought I'd compose one of my own. I have to break things down into several categories,...
I've collected a handful of FH AE3's, as most of you have as well, but I've been looking to snipe a cheap AE2 with strong details, and this...
I'm very excited to share this new acquisition(!), an imitative owl of South Arabia from the 4th-century BC. These coins are extremely rare, even...
Hey boys and girls, I just realized I haven't bored you with Nabataeans for a while! I've been remiss in my duties. Anyway, here's a very nice,...
As you all know, I dig around in (metaphorical) junk bins for scarce coins that others have overlooked for lack of cherry-picking savvy. Last...
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