I wondered about that too. "Pre-order" regarding books means a book hasn't been published yet. If "pre-order" regarding ancient coins means a coin...
Here are three: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Several years ago in another discussion group, Carthago solicited opinions as to whether the OP Hostilia type in fact is a representation of...
My example of the OP type: [ATTACH]
Some more mundane anonymous denarii: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Congrats! This is a genuinely rare coin. I have the other variety, 164/1b, but it's no wonder coin either: [ATTACH]
As far as the actual topic of the thread goes, I suppose a lion-skin enclosed a lion once upon a time: [ATTACH]
Long long ago I had some thoughts on this issue, either on the mostly-forgotten Moneta-L Yahoo list or the completely forgotten Numism-L. Honestly...
This all reminds me why I won't use Paypal, except very sparingly via my own credit card. I don't trust them at all, certainly not enough to give...
My wife has several pieces of ancient coin jewelry, but this is the only one I have a pic of: [IMG]
Crawford 73/2, dolabella below horses. Not my prettiest quinarius, but definitely my favorite: [ATTACH]
Great choice! One of my favorite RR types, sadly lacking in my own collection.
A couple more walking: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] and finally sitting down after all this exertion: [ATTACH]
Some Victories flying: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] and a few more driving: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [IMG]
Top one, by a fair amount, for the reasons Ed noted upthread. Same reverse die, btw. Phil Davis
Well... Possibly not in keeping with the spirit of this thread, but since you asked: [IMG]
A similar type of the same moneyer, but with a head of Salus within a torque on the obverse; Crawford 337/2c: [ATTACH]
If the aliens are benign, they'll abduct Martin until he at least finishes The Winds of Winter. No matter how long-lived and naively hopeful they...
I won two lots in Triton: [IMG] [IMG] I also bought privately two victoriati from the same group as the first coin, Crawford 97/1a and 97/1b,...
Rats. Whatever shall I do without a third copy?
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