I was not aware of the story behind Seleukos I and the anchor, interesting. Thanks for sharing. I have several coins with anchors. This group has...
[ATTACH] I picked up an interesting piece that is a bit outside of my collecting area this week. I do not have the coin yet, so I am posting the...
Nice pick-up. I have an as of his - [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
@EWC3 thanks for your thoughts. Your number and mine differ by less than an order of magnitude. For a time when no written records exist, I think...
nice coins Ken! I like the way your Domitian shows him in his robes. It looks like one of his buddies has a sextant. Neat look into Roman life.
You are right to worry about crystallization. I showed a coin in a flip to someone who pressed it between her fingers and the coin broke. I would...
I think not the same because of the angle of the child. He appears to be leaning back in the BM coin. It is interesting there is a flan crack in...
Recently I was interested in two lots offered only a couple of days apart. The one I wanted most was a Roman steelyard scale, see it below. I also...
My Julius is a two part two-fer with Octavian. It is part of my cut coin collection. [ATTACH]
Great portrait coin! Julius had many titles. He admired Alexander the Great. It is interesting that he emphasized he did not want to be king,...
good catch @Marsyas Mike I bought the book (a couple of times) to offer with an ancient coin in our local coin club auction. I am not sure if I...
If you have a good imagination, and I do, you can see the wolf on this one As Roman weight. [ATTACH]
Nice op coin and background! I would like a didrachm one day, but there are so many other items on my wish list. I have a struck W&T As [ATTACH] I...
looks good, too bad there is not an air-tite for those
Do you think the spade was broken before shipping? Can you post the seller's pics? Was there a crack where there is a break now? I agree. I...
bummer! I bought oil lamps once. They arrived intact, but not genuine. Some things are best bought in person.
Nice butterfly @Pavlos ! @arnoldoe like your butterfly and vine As, your coin is better than mine, even without the color enhancements. Another...
You should be able to find plenty of information on LRBs (Late Roman Bronzes) on line (http://www.lateromanbronzecoinforum.com/). If you want a...
Happy VOT V - [ATTACH] It is always fun to see a master coin artist at work. [ATTACH] I had to buy a sewer goddess coin after seeing your...
Nice coin RS. I have one imitating L. Rubrius Dossenus. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
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