What kind of fossil is on that huge block of stone on the bottom shelf?
I haven't seen one like that before either, which is the main reason it appealed to me. I have no idea if it has a special meaning, though. I does...
Thanks so much for all the enthusiastic responses! I was a bit concerned last night that nobody would feel that way -- that they wouldn't "get it"...
It was a million to one shot, doc! https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0697702/characters/nm0000632 Cosmo Kramer : Have you ever met a proctologist?...
Only one vote seems to be allowed? So I voted for the beautiful Trajan.
Thanks. All in good time. I've explained why I can't choose those yet. Sorry you're disappointed to see these instead -- I was afraid that that...
But he had garum sauce to put on his stuffed dormice. Mmmm!
11. Hadrian, AE 18, Baris, Pisidia (SW Anatolia N of Lycia, near today’s Farı mevkii, Kılıç, Turkey), 118-138 AD. Obv. Laureate and draped bust...
I'm too indecisive to narrow the list down to 10, so I've decided to post 15, in chronological order to the extent that's possible. Of course the...
Well, I've read that the brains of Homo Sapiens were larger thousands of years ago than human brains are now. You no longer have to be that smart...
Wonderful coins! My favorites: the Ptolemy II Obol, the Bosporan stater (a type that was completely unfamiliar to me), and the Gordian III with...
If we can be serious numismatists for a moment, Milne actually lists 5 different varieties of the type, Nos. 5325-5329. As far as I can tell from...
After all, if you look closely, the creature on the reverse of your coin has a horse ear. Dolphins don't have those, to the best of my knowledge.
Wonderful coins and write-up! Impressive from a cost standpoint as well. I think my favorites may be the battle scene (falling horseman), the...
Wonderful writeup and illustrations, @GinoLR! My only coin showing Libertas: Claudius I AE As, AD 42, Rome Mint. Obv. Bare head left, TI...
@Ignoramus Maximus, I am reasonably sure that it's Eros advancing left / Hippocamp standing right, Emmett 4436, Milne 5325. See the specimen (not...
@TIF and @ancient coin hunter, I have none to post, but just wanted to say that I find PB tesserae from Roman Egypt, including your examples, to...
1, 2 & 7 for the win, although they're all very impressive.
Wow!! What a year that was. If every year were like that, you'd be ready to open your own museum. You are already, for Roman Egypt! And yes, the...
Thanks, @TIF. I don't think you were around a year ago, when I also posted more than one list, so in case you're interested, here are links to my...
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