It took me nearly two years to ID this medal correctly since the day I picked it up. But its all thanks to a book that I haphazardly flipped...
Opened mine from my not so secret Santa [IMG] they are actually more shinier then the photos
Merry Christmas to everyone.
Kirkuleez, don't worry you can run your fingers over the coin too. :D Anyone is welcome to get some ancients just for fun, they offer a ton of...
I tend to lean towards Greek but I do like both. The majority of my ancients are Greeks but there are some Romans that makes my bidding finger itch.
Well does it matter what other people think? Its your collection and I say you collect your way and whichever way that makes YOU happy. The only...
Some really nice coins. Good holiday spree pickups.
It is 8 mm. When you get them out post the coins.
The obverse relief is higher, but the lighting did help highlight the details.
Part of my year end buying spree... [IMG] Troas, Antandros AE 4th century B.C O: Apollo facing right R: Head of roaring lion facing right ivy...
See what you've done Steve? troublemaker. :D Personally I don't mind slabbed coins whether they are ancient, modern, paper... whatever. But if...
Same thing here, I use Saflips with my own custom printed card stock paper and they go into a page in a binder. Don't be upset about buying the...
[IMG] [IMG] 1932 Latvia Lati
Yup, year end buying spree. :D Got a couple more to research, photograph and post. Then in a couple weeks its time for the show.
Nice, I've been looking to add a Sestertius to my collection. But the ones I like are rather pricey.
Another coin from Littleton from my previous batch. [IMG] Bactria, Hermaios 40-1 B.C. Drachm O: BASILEWS EWTHROS ERMAOIU draped and diademed...
Some really awesome coins, and cool looking website. Don't know how you can pick a top 10 or 13 when they all look that good.
What was that magical spell that turned coal into gold? :D
Nice addition and congrats on getting closer to your milestone. $400? I hear a kidney is worth a lot more than that. ;) j.k don't do that,...
I managed to pick up a few ancients before the end of the year, and it was a bit of a surprise. The coin store I go to is not known for having...
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