Valentinian, Congratulations on your recent score :D! The price you paid for it was a super bargain too :smuggrin:. If I didn't have a similar...
gxseries, The portrait of Christ on your Russian medal has been beautifully done :D. Christ appears very stern & judgmental & has been modeled...
John, Your Tremissis of King Erwig, AD 642-687 is the finest example I've seen :jawdrop:! Historically this is a very important coin ;). As...
Spaniard, You make a good point, Philip II usually look much older than his age ;). In fact often his coins are confused with the father....
Exodus_gear, It looks like you made a nice buy for the money :). Pictured below is my favorite coin of Philip II, as Augustus. Antioch, Syria,...
Voulgaroktonou, Wow :jawdrop:, your coin is a great rarity, thanks for posting :D. The example pictured below sold at CNG Triton VII for $5,750.00...
princeofwaldo, your observations are accurate ;). A front facing view of a monarch or god on a coin or medal can make a powerful impression...
What a breath taking coin :jawdrop:!. This is obviously the star in your collection :D.
Pictured below is my favorite coin picturing Jesus Christ :D. I finally sent the coin to NGC to get it slabbed about a week ago. When they return...
Lovely coin, he looks like a party animal :smuggrin:.
Carausius, I've gotten that same info from other sources. If it's the same Phil Peck who was the assistant curator of the Chase Money Museum I can...
Shea 19, You're right, the resemblance is more than casual. I'll bet the same celator did both dies ;).
This follis of Severus II was acquired recently. It's rather crusty but the portrait is interesting. Severus II as Caesar, AD 305-6, Heraclea...
The portrait coins of Geta from the Antioch Mint are by far the finest & most accurate. Using two Antioch Tets from this thread & one in my...
I was browsing thru my photo archives last night & found a pair of standard issue Tets from Tyre, Phoenicia of Caracalla, struck AD 213-217, that...
The coin pictured below I recently won at a Heritage auction for the bargain price of $120, including the buyers premium :D. The coin was...
I enjoy eating finely chopped Octopus sauteed in a spicy sauce & served on a bed of steamed brown rice :D. A lite tossed salad & a glass of mature...
I'm sure this coin hoard has been reported on CT before since it was discovered 8 years ago, however, this article was published yesterday by the...
What a spectacular way to begin the new year :D! tenbobbit is a special person ;).
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