In my guitar-playing days, I got to play with Pinetop Perkins, Johnnie Johnson, Ronnie Earl, James Harman. Lots of fun. Blues was my life then.
Yes, but in open molds, not two-piece, closed molds. Thus, there are no casting seams on Alexandrian bronzes. The open molds are why the bronzes...
Elkins may have collected when he was a kid, but he is now one of the loudest voices in the anticollector sector of academia. His vocal...
Wondering what you call a group of griffins, with their varying attributes - a flock, a pride, a pit? Bought this at NYINC: [ATTACH]
It's certainly a boar skin on 39s and 42s - tusks and snout are clearly visible and hair is limited to the back of the skin (see my 39 and 42...
Thanks, that explains why the face seemed otherwise feline! The lion vs. boar skin imagery is very odd to me. I know Hercules captured the...
That's a great coin @red_spork , and one that I'd have snatched-up, if I'd seen that binder before you! Is Hercules in boar skin on your 41? I...
@Alegandron , great group but a few attribution corrections needed, IMHO: 1. Your second coin is a Crawford 28, not a 29. A 29 would be better...
Many dealers fail also. I see so many misattributed Quadrigati in catalogues and online. It takes considerable, dedicated study of Crawford's...
Nice Quadrigatus, @Cucumbor ! I've been studying Crawford's arrangement of the Quadrigati lately for the simple purpose of being able to...
The social aspects are always the best part of the show IMO. I got to have a bourbon with Jordan and chat coins etc.!
Closeup of Sol from a Roman Republic AE Uncia, 217-215 BC. Crawford 39/4. [ATTACH]
I haven't taken the time to read all the prior replies, so apologies if these are repetitive recommendations. I'd suggest EITHER of the following...
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Agree with @red_spork . It's the Rostrum Tridens series, Crawford 114/5. Rostrum Tridens refers to the symbol located above the prow on the...
I'm not going to post a top 10 list for 2017, but I will share a few interesting, year-end acquisitions. First, some background: Following two...
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