[ATTACH] Caesar Augustus, Happy Birthday. Forget about the birthday cake, suck-up some suds, & enjoy the day.
zumbly, That's a very attractive coin :happy:! It appears that some ancient owner was so proud of the coin he had it mounted as a pendant; traces...
David, Nice score :happy:! The portrait is attractive & the depiction of Jupiter is exceptional :D. I was thrilled to get the sestertius of...
Hrefn, Your 2nd solidus is more interesting than the 1st :D. That coin is so crude I wonder if it really is Ostrogothic o_O. It may very well be...
Hrefn, That's a tough call o_O, but I think you could be right :). CNG is loaded with top notch experts so it's hard to believe they could have...
Blake, Your dad saying he had a great weekend for a buck in the 1960s sounds like a stretch :smuggrin:. I spent my teen years in the 1960s & I can...
Blake, When I posted to the thread I forgot to add the coin. Duh. I bought that denarius about 50 years ago for $15.00. I can remember showing it...
Red, I got the same info directly from Thomas (Severus Alexander) :happy:.
"nah mostly worthless or cheap" I think if you put those books in a Kolbe & Fanning auction you'd see how silly that statement sounds :smuggrin:.
Donna, Attached below is a Republican provincial denarius from the Narbo Mint that I overlooked. I kept this one because it depicts the famous...
Andrew, You've got a fortune wrapped-up in that library :jawdrop:!
zumbly, Selling the T. Decius/Felicitas bronze would be a mistake. The coin has great detail & a lovely patina :happy:. Pictured below are a few...
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TIF, Handsome coins & great cartoon :D!
Dominic, Great thread with handsome coins :happy:! [ATTACH] [ATTACH] ******Such an artist in me dies******
Ryro, Interesting thread & I agree with all your endorsements :happy:! Pictured below is my favorite ugly coin :p. [ATTACH]
Donna, Nice score :happy:! The reverse design is especially attractive :cool:. The coin pictured below will certainly be posted in my top 10 for...
Tejas, Excellent article & coins illustrating the progression of portrait styles :happy:! Attached below is a denarius I sold last year; the same...
Jochen, Thanks for another interesting article :happy:! You're right about the provincial mints making so many errors on the inscriptions,...
Hrefn, You're right about Lacam's books ;). I've seen European dealers asking up to $400.00 for the two books :jawdrop:!
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