Coingrats on achieving collecting immortality, @Ryro !:) My only claim to such rarity is an unpublished variety of an Agathokles bronze, but it's...
Cool coin, Edessa!:) Arabia Felix. Himyarites. [ATTACH] Next: anything Arabic.
When it comes to holding a coin in the palm of your hand, nothing is more pleasing than a chunk of aes grave. So, definitely a favorite: [ATTACH]...
I just read that last night the Russian flagship of the Back Sea Fleet was either sunk or at least heavily damaged. In context, that gives it a...
This one was spent until people forgot what it was. Then it was countermarked as fit for use again until nobody was sure anymore what some of the...
[ATTACH] Next: another restoration type Edit: Donna beat me to it. So Imperial bronze of Tiberius it is.
Wow, those are generous gifts! And I think you're lucky that your children take an interest in collecting ancients, @furryfrog02! Sadly, my...
I think Barry is just setting us up for a game of three-coin Monte...
I should have known better...;)
Yeah, shields! [ATTACH] Next: more shields, but not Macedonian. (Sorry Ryro! :D)
[ATTACH] Here's a thumbnail, if you're interested in seeing the possibly ugliest Athena ever posted on CT... [ATTACH] Next: another animal that...
The toning looks off to me (artificial?), otherwise, it looks good to my amateur eyes. But you're the professional, so shouldn't we be the ones...
This is sad news. I've always enjoyed his posts very much. Whenever he wrote something, it was invariably interesting. But mostly, I was always...
When I buy a coin I think of myself not as the one willing to pay more than anyone else (and thus, by definition, overpaying), but simply as the...
Two beards, one half-man, half-god, the other just a man (but with an impressive beard): [ATTACH] Next: another long beard
Hi @ambr0zie. I'm no expert, and svessien already beat me to it. But, sometimes the RY is spelled backwards. Not twenty-seven, BZ, but...
That is a great collection, Ivan! In these dark days, I too find myself turning away from the horrid scenes of reality and turning to the...
Your book looks vaguely familiar, @svessien...:) [ATTACH] It's a nice overview, I think, and well written, but not a book where you're likly to...
Never mess with a griffin...:)
You're right, the hero king definitely has the upper hand on your coin! Singlehandedly, no less. The fight on mine is still undecided. Is that...
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