Steve, I can accept your supercilious point of view as well ;).
For the 2nd of September here is my contribution :D. [ATTACH]
Sometimes travesty transcends ignorance to the point of being humorous. I'm sure there is no one of sound mind that believes Jews have horns or...
That's the best laugh I've had in a long time, thanks. [ATTACH]
Curtis, You raise an interesting question o_O. I've had a few denarii of Elagabalus that depict this strange object on his head, & must admit it...
Martin, I didn't know denarii were struck at Laodicea ad Mare. Your coin has a nice high relief portrait :happy:. For comparison is a Tet from the...
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For comparison here is one I scored over 10 years ago :happy:. [ATTACH]
Evan, All the nummi I posted were photographed before being slabbed except the Maximian, that I bought slabbed. The Diocletian is a blazer :D. The...
Doug, You've posted a handsome group of coins :D. I've stayed away from the Tetrarchy radiates because I prefer the larger nummi. Some of the...
R.C., I really like your Antioch follis with the K V in the fields :happy:. For some reason really choice folles from Antioch have escaped me o_O,...
John, Your Decentius follis is a very handsome coin with an important provenance :D! The next mints I'm working on are Rome & Aquileia.
For the last several years I've been looking for a nummus (follis) of co-emperor Maximian from the Lugdunum Mint (Lyon, France), to complete a set...
C.comanmander, Congrats on #18 :happy:! I was 18 years old 55 years ago but remember the day clearly since I had to register for the draft :(. I...
robinjojo, I think the numismatic road we traveled is very similar ;). Anyone who has been a coin collector/numismatist for a long time, & I'm...
There are no existing records as to how many U.S. coins were melted down :(, but lucky for us many people held on to their gold coins :happy:....
Randy, You're right about the "liberty cap on a pole", but I'll go a little further ;). The liberty cap dates back to Greek & Roman mythology &...
Randy, You're correct, & a few factors are at play ;). The instability of the gold bullion price is one factor & the inconsistency of grading at...
kazuma, Nice score :happy:! The fine toning adds to the coin's beauty, & the thunderbolt beneath the horseis a nice touch. Other examples posted...
h.w.earl, You've got the start of a nice collection of Alexandrian tets :happy:. I sold most of the ones in my collection but kept a few high...
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