Pavlos, That's a lovely portrait of Balas :D! Some very skilled celators were working at the Tyre mint.
Nemo, Stylistically your shekel is one of the finest I've seen :jawdrop:! Coins of that quality rarely reach the marketplace. The high relief...
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IdeseOfMarch01, that is a stunning coin :jawdrop:, with the most fearsome portrait of Vespasian I've ever seen :nailbiting:.
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Deacon Ray, After spending some time with the hoard, do you think it was a good value o_O? These coins seem out of your realm of collecting...
This is an interesting thread :). Some of these contemporary fakes are so crude, like the ones posted by Mat & tenbobbit, it's hard to imagine...
I think the colorized marble bust is an accurate portrait. Finding an accurate portrait on a coin is difficult since they were done in profile. I...
R.C., Detailing the head on Genius must have been very difficult for the celator ;). Look at the follis pictured below. I'm sure it's an...
BenSi, You've got an interesting selection of books in your library :D. It looks like you're heavy with Byzantine literature. I've got many of the...
John, It looks like you scored another MS gem :D! It's amazing they could achieve such detail on a 13 mm coin, especially on the reverse...
Martin, That's an impressive group of denarii :jawdrop:! I think you have cornered the market on coins from that obverse die :smuggrin:.
DonnaML, Those are 3 great looking coins :D! The tiny Constantine I bronze is in a remarkable state of preservation for a metal detector find...
AncientJoe, Those are both magnificent coins, especially the Sestertius of Titus :jawdrop:! Your Colosseum sestertius is far superior to the coin...
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Jules, Congratulations on your Julian bronze :D. Julian died like a true warrior instead of watching the action from the back ranks ;). The...
BenSi, I've noticed the same thing that pprp posted. A lot of brushed ancient coins have been appearing in Heritage auctions, recently 4 Byzantine...
Many thanks to everyone for the lovely birthday greetings :D! I spent the day answering phone calls, e-mails, & catching-up on magazines & auction...
Yesterday the coin I won from CNG 465, lot 534 arrived :). My first impression after opening the envelope was, did they send the right coin...
Thanks everyone :D, 72 doesn't feel that old :p.
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