great thread @Roman Collector ! @TIF , I am an engineer and had to buy a sewer coin. My wife and I were discussing your potato mlp diorama when we...
Interesting coin and write-up @panzerman . The cross on the obverse looks like cut marks at first glance to me. A second look shows it is a 3d cross.
I received a few e-mails recently from Tkalec, but it has been several years since I bought from him. Back then he had an interesting mix of high...
My guess is that she was a stunner, or talked a good game. Many of the Roman women on coins look like their men, but not all.
My wife and I returned today from the NYINC. We planned to leave Tuesday, but our trip was postponed by sleet, ice and cold weather predictions in...
Great coin @Carthago - interesting portraits of Mark and Sol. I saw this Mark and Cleo coin at the show in CBG's case. The coin was a bit worn,...
I do not know, but the lyre looks a bit like Selucid anchors in the coin below sold by CNG (not mine) - [ATTACH]
My interest in ancient anchors is related to my cast bronze collection. I purchased an uncia from Hatria with an anchor on one side and HAT on the...
You should wear a TIF shirt. [ATTACH] I think NY will be a bit cool for a t-shirt this year.
Unless you live on volcanic ash, there should be plenty of history in the dirt below you. It may not be from civilizations that minted coins, or...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] A snake biga with plumb bob die symbol.
Welcome @RustyRam78 to the ancient section. I hope you find plenty of interesting ancient coins. It is pretty neat to hold something 20 centuries...
great coin TIF! I covet one in the RR variety. The one below is from an NAC auction and is not mine: [ATTACH]
I received the same e-mail. I do not know what is happening, but German laws seems like a good guess. I was able to find a couple of coins from...
@gsimonel Way cool! I will have to show my grandson. He enjoyed freezing a glass to the table at IHOP. My wife said: "NO", but our waitress...
Nice job! I would have been too timid at first and then too impatient. Does the silvering look flakey or solid to your eye? I worry that some...
I have a blog where I post some of my treasures. You can see my cast collection grow from a few pieces to a table top of stuff....
Nice coins @TJC ! Of course, I like the RR wolf best. @dougsmit - Crawford estimates 101 obverse and 113 reverse dies. He notes that numerals I...
My wife and I arrive Monday afternoon and will stay about a week. Saturday looks like the busiest our day: ACCG meeting, lunch meeting, two...
I am looking for a reference that I see often with scale weights, but have not found a copy: Bendall, Simon. Byzantine Weights: An Introduction....
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