Big congrats. It reminds me of when I delivered my daughter back in 2000. Basically the nurse stepped out of the way and asked my to handle the...
Good luck to Ms. Frog and yourself. May the tadpole's arrival be uneventful and joyous!
Wish I was able to go to NYC now from SF. edited
Let's hope that the political conditions in the region improve. When I was last in the Mid East it was impossible to get a Visa for traveling in...
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Carausius, A.D. 286-293 AE antoninianus, 23mm 3.6 grams Uncertain mint Obverse: IMP CARAVSIVS AVG; Radiate, draped and cuirassed but right...
Nice aureus!
Pretty cool. I was fooled for a second that it looked like a crummy double sestertius of Postumus.
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I bought it from a reputable dealer (John Anthony) who was selling it as a worn example of the type. These coins circulated well into Imperial...
I had the same problem a couple of weeks ago, in fact when I answered a thread the software was outputting 3 posts instead of one. Seemed to go...
I can't put up with tooling. It changes coins in a way that they are still authentic, but essentially ruined.
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I posted this in the duplicate thread yesterday but nobody is posting on that one, so here is again. -- I have also encountered this conundrum,...
I see a worm in the trench. By the way, how far down do you dig to extract the coins? Inquiring minds want to know. Great finds, as well.
My rule of thumb is to allow sellers up to 30 days before I contact them. Once there was a dealer in Portugal who took over 30 days to dispatch an...
Interesting coin and write-up, thank you.
Cool coin, don't think I've seen this type before.
That's really cool. You are living the dream life.
I have also encountered this conundrum, and it seems like outside of denarius, sestertius, dupondius, and as it's all a bit confusing. For...
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