There's definitely some interesting coins in the thread. I have yet to pick up an Aelius. Neat, Mat. I forgot about a couple of other recent...
It's a very interesting and informative discussion!
I don't know what the inflationary equivalent would be but my excellent Magnus Maximus siliqua cost $125 in 1994 and my XF Arcadius was around the...
Ok, I lied, the Giorgi III type isn't cool, it's awesome! Can you supply some history of said ruler?
Ah. Very interesting. The second one is very neat!
I recall Panzerman mentioning that was his first coin. Even with inflation, it's still sub-$300 (I think). And what a first coin. Cool. The...
Mysterious :wideyed:. Goofy import prohibition? Or the current thing..? I can be non-partisan in stating that I was miffed when a totally...
Indeed. It's certainly not that bad, and a nice buy. I have no Cistophori in my collection. I know nothing about Georgian coins, but...
I like the Religio Aug Sestertius! A good patina adds a lot to a coin!
Wonderful, Ryro and Panzerman. Panzerman, I recall that you mentioned that AV was purchased a while back, but even with inflation it would still...
Well, the Didius is one of my all-time favorite Roman types. The Salonina has a nice patina.
Nice and double nice!
Riffing off a recent thread of mine, let's show people that it is possible to acquire attractive examples of coins purchased at $300 or below....
Typo, "...bad shape, but was ugly one day one, but.." is meant to be ..ugly from day one.." Drat, my hands are too wet to open the other package....
I could use either a Sony dSLR or a Note 20.
Don't I just need a flat surface? Perhaps even the scrap base of a cabinet will do.
I like it! Made doubly interesting after the podcast The History of Byzantium did a deep dive into Khrusru's Syrian campaign.
Nice coins. How long did it take?
Well, my neighbor is an accomplished cabinetmaker. I myself am totally hopeless with fabricating things.
Lumpy or not, Justinian was a truly great man.
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