Thank you, Ken, for your comments. I take note of your comments about 'robust' and 'thin' busts styles for Hadrian. The coin does have some...
Thank you all for your comments. Some very good points made, specially the flat relief. There are many examples in acsearch to compare, and I...
Would greatly appreciate your opinions on this Sestertius of Hadrian. This is a coin which I bought back in 1990 as RIC 563b. Hadrian. AD...
I like coins from the southern tip of South America - Argentina and Chile. This is my only coin from Argentina, from the first year of issue, 1...
Andres, if it is any consolation, the legal retirement age in Germany has also gone up - mine now stands at 66.... I can retire at 63 IF I am...
Interesting question! Generally speaking, the funds I am likely to have available this year for new coins is likely to be (very) limited. Too many...
Very nice! Knowing where it was found really adds to its historic appeal.
Steve, please don't take me seriously on this:). I meant it humorously about ships+parties. My engineers' mind did not see the obvious synergy...
A very nice example of a scarce Judaea Capta denarius type!
Here is the reverse, IdesOfMarch01, happy to oblige. Here is the reverse. Somewhat rough surfaces but nice detail. [ATTACH]
Nice coin, well chosen TypeCoin!
Difficult to judge. Is that dark 'line' or whatever it is running all the way around the periphery? If it is, I agree it is suspect. I have...
Oh,I agree, Andres:). I was referring to Ships in Parties.
Steve, I can understand Animals, Mythological Creatures, Chicks (and even weapons) at a party....but ships?? Is that a Canadian thing?
I would say finding that coin by itself, even with the hole, made the show a success for you:). It has a great relief, and the Satyr and the...
I was passionate about history from a very early age. While in boarding school in the U.K at age 14 I compiled a 45-page History of the Punic...
Cold and dreary in Germania today.....but when the weather breaks, just beautiful. Marcus Aurelius would have liked it. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Here my little brother to Aethelred's coin, in silver: [ATTACH]
Like it very much!
I have never been to the Winter FUN show, but did manage to attend Summer FUN (in spite of the heat!!!) on two occasions in the recent past. My...
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