Well, well, well, what do we have here, another book on tets, from our very own TIF! So anyhow, TIF was sweet and bought the cute 'widdle YN a...
I acquired this coin by means of our good friend across the pond, YOC, who found it while metal detecting. Thank you, thank you, thank you,...
Today I received three packages that I was expecting, two from other CT members, and this one. To make it a bit more interesting I'm breaking the...
So I was browsing CNG and I discovered this:[IMG] Any resemblance?:D I think I even see a small counter mark low down on the bust....
Well, after a long long time of being frustrated with my coin pictures, I have taken action. Per the helpful instructions on Doug Smith's website,...
For those of you who've been in the market for a while, I wish for your opinions on this coin:...
Tetradrachms of Roman Egypt, by James Curtis. Originally published 1957, 1990 edition. Note: Much of this review is a comparison to J.G....
Well boys and girls it's time to celebrate. I bought my first ancient! So here it is, I just won it yesterday, and it's expected on the 17. I...
Traditionally, the Epiphany is celebrated on January sixth to commemorate when the Wise men came. In Italy an old lady called the Befana comes...
I was browsing Ebay and Vcoins, when I noticed that there seems to be quite a large supply of high quality Probus tetradrachms lying around. How...
Recently in Sear I saw a figure described as holding an acerra. What is it? I have looked in two dictionaries and on Wikipedia but can't find...
Zumby thought this up in a different thread, so get posting! I expect that the master of style, Doug, will have some interesting things to say/...
Alright, I've posted this big gal several times before. Unfortunately although I know that it's the "hair coiled on top" with DIVA FAVSTINA...
Help! I can't I.D. this LRB. Sadly I've had it for months, and this is my first crack at it. It seems to be a Galerius as the obverse legend...
...thetradrachm. Is it tet-ra-dram, tet-ra-drach-ma, or something else? Feel free to add other words, some of you like me may suffer from...
I recently acquired this nice little tetradrachm from a source at my local coin club. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] The portrait is quite similar to this...
Although I have lurked here for a few months, I have yet to buy an ancient coin. This is mostly because I don't intend to be sucked in to a field...
I picked this up from a friend (who's a total Byzantine nut BTW) for free! It was already attributed so I didn't need to search all over the...
A few people who I won't name were complaining about various things on my coin show thread. So because I'm such a nice guy I have attempted to...
...and he received a box of coins from a friend of his grandmother. Out of this box he pulled many cool coins and took crummy pictures of them....
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