T.E. Thanks for an excellent article & photos of interesting coins :happy:. Your theory that the Tetarteron was the "coin of the realm" for the...
David Sear is the best authenticator in the business ;). You always get more than your money's worth when submitting coins to him. I sent him 4...
Leo II used P P on his solidi with Zeno in AD 473-474. [ATTACH]
T.C., I'm not surprised you unloaded this Koson stater with so many superior examples available :smuggrin:.
Many bands of practicing Druids resisted Roman & Christian indoctrination well into medieval & modern times. They were often used as sorcerers,...
Don't forget there were still many non-Christian cults in England at that time. The Romans had no problem creating statues of Priapus with an...
gsimonel, I have no problem posting photos of coins I've sold in the past & will ID them as Ex Al Kowsky Collection, like the coin pictured below....
Apollo Magazine is featuring an interesting & amusing article on this famous chalk giant :D. [ATTACH]...
Kazuma, I've foolishly overpaid for coins many times but I've never blundered on that scale before :smuggrin:. I think it's hard to justify half...
J.G. That is a very handsome & rare sestertius :happy:! The flan flaw on the obverse should make it very easy to verify as the Banti plate coin ;).
[ATTACH] Blake, Congrats on your 1st Owl :happy:. I'm curious why you chose an Eastern type instead of the classic Athenian Owl o_O? I followed...
O.J. That is a very handsome radiate :happy:. It's well struck, perfectly centered, & well engraved. I agree with you, the early coin types are...
7Calbrey, Of all the Gordian provincials struck your coin type is one of the most interesting. I found another example of this coin type auctioned...
S.J., Thanks for posting this gem grade victory radiate :cool:. This coin must have been a very late issue since Gordian is sporting a partial...
hotwheels, Thanks for posting this bronze, it's the more typical representation of Hercules, & looks more like the reverse of your coin :happy:.
John, Thanks for posting these two rare radiates :happy:! Both are handsome coins. How did NGC grade your Gordian II radiate o_O?
Julius Ger., If my German language was better I'd enjoy reading that book too ;).
Roma, Thanks for posting that handsome radiate of Philip I. It is unfortunate that Philip took any credit for his part in the war with Persia...
O.J. Thanks for sharing that interesting link ;). It does seem odd that Gordian's remains were not returned to Rome for burial since he was held...
hotwheels, Indeed this is an interesting coin ;). I too was unfamiliar with Odessos. Wikipedia lists two locations for the city, one in Bulgaria &...
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