Nice! I'm glad that you got it and that you are interested in it :) I was hoping it would arrive before Christmas but it sounds like it arrived...
Excellently informative thread! Thank you @Quant.Geek. I wish I had one to show but unfortunately I'm trachy-less... maybe in 2018 :)
Ha I think that there is a lot of truth in that. Looking back, Greek coins made up 17% of my total collection this year but were 50% of my top...
My Top 10 According to CoinTalk Some of you may have been curious why I included a poll on this thread. Half of the answer is that I really just...
Final Bonus Curtisimo's Favorite Numismatic Book of 2017 I was going to post one more coin under the title of "Curtisimo's Most Frustrating (but...
What a cool gift @TheRed! Mrs. TheRed has fine taste in coins. She's a keeper :) Here are a few 2017 Diadochi for your thread. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Nice @zumbly. You have a special knack for selecting coins that make me think "hey, I want one of those too!" even if I had seen the type...
[ATTACH] Oil Lamp, Judea, 1st century AD Otherwise known as... Jesus's lamp ;)
Thank you for your kind words. I don't pretend to be a numismatist (some on here surely are), just an overly enthusiastic coin enthusiast. :) I...
Finding the provenance for the Alexander Balas tetradrachm is really cool. I think that one is my favorite. I don't think I've ever laughed as...
Thank you Z! I haven't researched this piece much yet outside of checking the RIC number. I'm not sure why my mind went straight to abdication...
Bonus Coin #2 Curtisimo's Rarest Coin of 2017 [ATTACH] Roman Empire Maximianus (AD 286-305) AS Quarter Follis, Siscia mint, struck ca. AD 305-306...
I also think it is likely to be from Seleucis & Pieria but I was only able to find examples with the Tyche / Thunderbolt and AYTONOM(OY) in...
Wow that coin is a monster! :wideyed:
I think you can change the color of the shadow to anything you want under "layer styles". So you could have a white shadow on a black background...
No need to apologize @lrbguy I enjoy answering questions related to coins :) The shadowing effect on the collage photo is a simple "drop shadow"...
Welcome to the forum @Adriaan. I really like your new Constantius. [ATTACH] Your username makes me think of Rocky. :D:p [ATTACH]
Bonus coin #1 Curtisimo's Largest Coin of 2017 [ATTACH] Roman Empire Trajan (AD 98-117) AE Sestertius, Rome mint, struck ca. AD 115-116 Dia.: 32...
Nicely done good sir! They are all fantastic but I like the Diocletian post abdication follis the best by a fair bit... what a gift!!! The...
Ha! Great minds think alike? :D These are all great. I love the Lysimachus with herm. Certainly one of the most interesting mint marks of the...
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