Nice write-up Roman Collector. And nice coins everyone. I have a coin with Artemis present on both obverse and reverse. PAMPHYLIA, Perge. Circa...
You did not post the picture of the whole coin but to my eye this looks like a natural toning rather than artificial darkening. As far as the...
Gongrats Curtisimo! May you enjoy this special day with your special one!
Here is mine (Ionia 0,1g) and a comparison to a 1 Eurocent. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
As evidenced by my avatar the following stater from Tarentum is currently my favourite. The coin does have its flaws but the great artistry (IMHO)...
I have a nice Pupienus sestertius. I find it much harder to acquire a decent Balbinus bronze. They are usually quite worn or tooled (mainly the...
As others have said there are so many ancient coins on offer in auctions and elsewhere that it doesn't usually bother me that much if I get...
Happy anniversary Bing! 50 years of marriage seem unreal to me :o
I have heard this claim several times before. However, when I look into old auction catalogues like Ars Classica sale of Pozzi collection from...
Flipping through the catalogue I realized that a small but magnificent collection of Greek coins of one Cointalk member goes under the hammer in...
You have some decent Nerva bronzes in the CNG e-auction ending this afternoon.
It is shame how they don't respond. Technically, however, it is not iBelgica but 51Gallery who organized the sale. Two different companies....
Thanks! This info is new to me.
1954? Where is this year mentioned?
A great OP coin and so are the others presented in this thread. I find that a collection of Seleucid rulers coins is probably the most feasible to...
It is a sestertius.
You're right about the hairstyles. It's interesting how elaborate they could be in those ancient times. Faustina Minor [ATTACH] Julia Domna [ATTACH]
I have some janiform bearded heads for a change :) [ATTACH]
Congrats randygeki, I actually like your picture better. Makes the coin stand out more.
Thats exactly how it is. NAC lets you import the coins through the UK where the import duty is 5%. CNG can do that as well since they have an...
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