ancientone: The first coin in the second row - how many different cans of spray paint did it take to get that patina? :joyful:;)
I appreciate the comments, Prokles. And you're right about the obverses of Gela tetradrachms often being mushy. Here's an example from Roma XI....
4to2: Thanks! Yes, I bought the Kyzikos stater with Orestes in the February 2 Goldberg auction and started this thread:...
I agree with you completely, Doug, especially that "it is a fun hobby" and that the coins are worth more in "'feel-good' than in "cash outlay."...
I hope I’m not tempting fate by posting these two recent acquisitions before they arrive. I won them in Nomos 12 last Sunday with much lower bids...
I no longer own the first ancient coin I purchased, but I remember it well. I was at the 1986 ANA mid-winter in Salt Lake City and I was...
68 and loving it! There are now TWO jokers who checked "101 or older"... It's how old you ARE, not how old you FEEL! :oldman:
How do you propose we take the test as a group? If the Claudius sestertius indicates that it is mostly questions regarding Roman coinage, I would...
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