OMG, they finally arrived. Run for the hills ! [ATTACH]
JayAg47, Orielensis presented an excellent outline of coinage from the Germanic tribes, & his opening statement is right on target "There is no...
Di Nomos, You did well this year :D! My favorite by far is the Ptolemy I Tet. Both obverse & reverse are stunning & the coin has lovely toning....
rg3, That Owl is a beauty :jawdrop:! Great score :D.
My favorite is #9, the republican denarius :D. Despite the undersized flan, the coin has a fine style obverse that is well centered & the coin has...
That is an amazing job of restoration & cleverly deceitful :shifty:. The sellers photos wouldn't have triggered any suspicion to my eyes...
Curtis, That's a fascinating coin & wonderful article explaining the complex symbolism of the coin & impressive marble sculptures :D! The Vatican...
Lolli, I think this is indeed the coin in Dattari's illustration, however, it's not a pencil sketch but a pencil rub. It looks like Dattari placed...
Sulla80, You did well this with a great variety of artistic coins :D! My 1st choice is #10 because of the stunning portrait & interesting reverse...
I also have a copy of that catalog that has excellent illustrations & essays. William Metcalf wrote an excellent essay The Mint of Antioch for...
SRSNUM, That is a very handsome follis with a sensational reverse :D!. It's usually the reverse of this coin type that suffers from die wear ;)....
Carl, Congrats on acquiring this beautiful coin & an excellent article to go with it :D! The history of Syrian - Antioch has been of great...
robinjojo, Congrats on acquiring this sensational coin :jawdrop:! The quality of strike & condition of this coin should rank it as a great rarity :D.
One sleeper Tet of Philip II that should rank in my top !0 scores of 2020 is pictured below. I snagged this coin in a Heritage auction in early...
Great score Q & interesting article :D! You & I aren't the only ones looking for rare varieties in the Syria - Antioch series :smuggrin:. The...
I've posted this coin before, but it fits well in this thread, so take another look :wideyed:.[ATTACH] [ATTACH]
John, Thanks for this interesting info :D. Without surprise, I never heard of this variety. As you point out, the coins are so similar to the...
B.A., I just noticed you're new to Coin Talk, so welcome to the website :D! I haven't been a member for a long time but really enjoy the website...
David, Congrats on adding this rarity to your impressive gallery of coins :D! When requesting "Post your superb portraits!", you didn't specify...
Bad Axe, PeteB hit the nail on the head, you were close :). Playing with semantics in regards to ancient Greek words can lead to many different...
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