I broke a few fingers doing snow removal.... Hey @panzerman - you're not supposed to do that. :wideyed:
The thought that I’m the caretaker of this coin makes me smile every time I think about it. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Amazing book!
Books Are Cool! You bet your sweet bippy that books are cool. As for family...I wish you the best. These things usually work out on their own...
I was just thinking that it had been awhile since a thread started by @Sallent hit the forum. Lo and Behold! This popped up about 10 minutes...
Gorgeous is right - very nice coin.
Great stuff everyone...thanks for playing along. I haven't stopped working on the Bag o Romans and will have to post all of the attributed coins...
Not surprised at all that @Bing was a winner! Congrats to him and all the winners!
My arm can be twisted!
Yep, and the only complaint I've ever had about JA is he told me barf bags were extra! :wideyed::);)
Another winner.
Thanks again, everyone. @Sallent offered to help me find an Alexander drachma when I first started hanging out here. But, I won the Bag o Roman’s...
If people want to post their bucket list coin that will work too.
Thank you
Alexander the Great is probably my favorite historical character and the coin below is a bucket list coin for me. There might be nicer examples,...
[ATTACH] Trajan, AD 98-117. Æ19, 5.3g, 1h; SYRIA, Seleucia Pieria. Obv.: AVTOKΡ KAIC NEΡ TΡAIANOC AΡICT ΓEΡM ΔAK; Laureate...
[ATTACH] TRAJAN AR DENARIUS, 114 - 117 C.E. RIC 318, RSC 154, Very Fine, 19.2mm, 3.59 grams Obverse: Laureate draped bust of Trajan to right,...
This is a nice example of a fun type. There were several in the Bag o Romans and they were all a little different,which made them interesting.
It hasn’t happened with an ancient yet, but has with modern coins. It’s the worst c oin hobby related feeling I’ve ever experienced. @-jeffB I...
Kind of ironic that the only thing the three of us get right is that we're a bubble off plum. On a coin related note, I won an auction yesterday...
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