BenSi, It's almost a blessing that the strike weakens on your follis the farther it gets from the portraits :smuggrin:. Now the eye is drawn...
Mat, That's a stunning, well struck coin :D. As other members have pointed out the weights on these coins can vary to an extreme. Notice the...
Poor Old Man, Thank you for an excellent article & congrats on your Virgin follis :D! The patina on the coin enhances it's eye appeal :cool:....
Ocat, Excellent article :D! I can't add much to this thread except a coin I've posted in the past :meh:. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Sulla80, That's a fantastic group of choice coins :jawdrop:!
Mat, Nice score :D! Coins of Hostilian are scarce to rare :cool:.
A.A., That's a handsome hefty bronze of Herennius :D. The portrait on your coin looks remarkably like my Tet, which should be no surprise :happy:....
Alegandron, Those a 2 lovely coins, especially the provincial bronze of Hostilian :D.
Restitutor, That's a stunning MS denarius with a very poetic reverse design :cool:.
a.c.h., I like your antoninianus of Herennius, the reverse is unusually strong for that coin type :D.
Ocat, That's very interesting ;). And yes I do believe in telepathy, especially after having telepathic experiences with my late twin brother...
R.C. Those are 2 great looking coins :D. The toning on Herennius gives it great eye appeal :cool:. These guys really look like brothers don't they.
Yesterday the Tetradrachm of Herennius Etruscus I recently won at auction arrived, pictured below. Although his coins are considered common...
John, That's a great addition to your collection of miniatures :D! Amazing die work for such a tiny coin :woot:.
I'm sure if they do they're not going to let it be known to their clients :smuggrin:.
Donna, Good question o_O. It's not uncommon to see a consortium of buyers invest in a single coin, especially American coin rarities, but a hedge...
That's a good question o_O. The only person who can answer that is Richard Beale, who took the consignment. The coin was listed under the Roma...
I recently added the coin pictured below from Roma E-Sale 75. After searching a long time for an example from the London Mint I stumbled on this...
Get into politics or work for a drug cartel & you'll be able to afford these coins :smuggrin:.
I'm sure a Punic craftsman didn't engrave the dies for this coin :smuggrin:, it looks like the work of a famous Greek artist :cool:.
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