Roma, That's a wonderful example of an Antioch radiate :happy:! It's clearly a victory commemorative of the Battle of Rhesaena. The kid is even...
wittwolf, That's a good example of a late edition radiate ;). I like your avatar photo of Gallienus :cool:.
A.C.H. That's a nice radiate of Gordian & Mars ;). The Rome Mint also struck a sestertius with Mars on the reverse as did Pisidia-Antiochia. The...
Donna, Thanks for the tip on the Iron & Rust trilogy. That sounds like good winter reading when the whether gets nasty ;). Your Apollo definitely...
R.C.H. Thanks ;). That's a lovely sestertius, & a hefty one too. The dark uniform patina gives it character.
Gordian III was to become the emperor of Rome in AD 238, despite being a 13-year-old orphan. The year AD 238 was also known as "The Year of Six...
D.R., This tray makes for a truly beautiful display :happy:! I especially like the shaded blue background for the coins. It would be great if you...
Donna, That's an impressive essay :jawdrop:! I think you should submit it to ACADEMIA for publication ;). The coin is a great pickup too :happy:....
A.C.H., Nice score :happy:! I really like the "Heroic" style portrait on Roman coins. The coins of the 1st & 2nd Tetrarchy would often depict the...
El Cazador, Congrats on scoring this rare & historically important coin :happy:! Win Callender sent me a notice that the coin was to be auctioned...
Claudius, Great score :D! The coin looks Gem Mint State ;). Last year I scored a nice looking bronze of Constantine II / Camp Gate, also from the...
I agree, a face deeply etched with age shows much more personality than the blank face of youth ;).
I would be shocked if that head sold for 200,000 Euro :smuggrin:. Pictured below is another view of the head. My Tet of Caracalla compares well...
Pete, That's a sensational denarius :jawdrop:! A master engraver did both sides of that gem. I Haven't seen many gold aurei that could stand next...
Orielensis, Wow :jawdrop:! The goddess Fortuna is looking down at you with a big grin on her face :D.
T.C., That's a wonderful Tet of Severus :cool:! My avatar photo is the same issue as yours, however, the reverse on your coin is superior to mine...
David, Nice score for a rare coin :D! The portrait is exceptional despite the large lathe dimple. Unfortunately many provincial bronzes sport this...
I'm sure Canada is different than the U.S., however, the forms should be similar. The forms they sent me were from the U.S. Department of Homeland...
That's correct, Express Mail Canada should email you the forms. The vendor you bought the coin from has nothing to do with this process ;).
When I had a shipment detained it was FedEx who was holding up the shipment per Customs. I asked them to send me the forms & they were helpful...
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