I recall noticing that Ken had a link to his auction on biddr in his signature line, and I briefly wondered whether this violated any rules...
I'd say yes. Such coins may either have been sold by the auction house in the aftersale or returned to the consignor who sold it through another...
Well, I guess this is what happens if you stumble into a forum of ancient and medieval coin enthusiasts! When have you been to Jerusalem, @seth77...
Nice coin and write-up, @Curtisimo! I consider the helmeted Antioch deniers to be one of the most appealing and interesting high medieval coin...
@Sulla80 , thanks for posting the informative Blois excerpt on this reverse legend. It seems that Occam's razor points towards an "apotheosis of...
That's interesting. The reverse design seems quite unusual to me, and I wonder what message it was meant to convey. Thanks for posting this coin...
I think it's this guy. As @Valentinian said, this guess is mainly based on that massive hairdo which would have easily qualified him to play...
A fine new acquisition of a great emperor. Marguerite Yourcenar's wonderful novel "Memoirs of Hadrian" for me was one of the fundamental reads...
I won these two: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] It's a true pity that Ken's account on CT has been disabled. From here and from a couple of coin shows I...
That's an adorable new little animal friend! I had leopard geckos, curly-tailed lizards, and bearded dragons when I was a kid. The leopard geckos...
Nice coins, everyone. I very much like the reverse variety on these and wonder whether the Pannoniae shaking hands or turning away from each other...
His curls give him away, I reckon. [ATTACH]
Thanks a lot for this well-researched and informative write-up! A quinarius minted in 98 BC, during the "Cappadocian crisis." The moneyer might...
Beautiful example! I didn't know these were minted so far west. Thanks for making me learn something new. I'd argue otherwise. Your Augsburg...
That's a very nice idea and a thoughtful gesture. I hope you find the right gift fot your friend! [ATTACH] Attica, Athens, AR tetradrachm, ca....
Nice Gordy ant – and congratulations on making the move to "the dark side." It's nice around here. Here is my Gordian III with the Farnese...
Yes, but it's still a fair question to ask. On the one hand, the value of ancient coins is always based only on what a collector is willing to...
$21 after conversion from CAD and fees, thanks to @Severus Alexander : [ATTACH] $20.25 shipped, bought from another collector on ebay, with...
Those are beautiful copper plates, and I see why you like them. Especially the coloration is well executed. I assume there still exist numerous...
Nice one! I don't have a London campgate coin, but here are a London and a campgate coin of Constantine II: [ATTACH] Constantine II, Roman...
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