The Nerva is fantastic!
This is a different coin of course, the moving military mint variety. Do we know if there is a specific moneyer associated with these emissions?...
You had a banner year for acquiring rarities, but as far as #10 goes, 12 years? Really? You win the prize for delayed gratification!
I drove over hill and dale today to get to a collector who was parting with some of his coins, and overall the trip was worth the effort. I got a...
Wow, you've got a nice little menagerie on the reverse. What a great variety!
A factoid you might be interested in: the tetradrachms marked MON VRB were struck by the Rome mint for circulation in Syria. Coins without that...
Just remember there's a right way and a wrong way. [ATTACH]
Does Lanz ever sell a coin that isn't tooled?
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Lol! There is the angry wife's corollary: "MONEY EVERYWHERE BUT NOTHING TO SPEND!"
Yup, definitely more neck on the right, but that would also be due to a weakly-struck beard. I can't get over how similar the lettering is on both...
Actually, there is a third example, also sold by CNG here - somehow I missed that one.
My signature line.
I see them both as draped, and the bust on my coin looks younger because of the weak strike that eliminated much of the beard. Look at the...
Hey friends, what do y'all think about this little mystery, a bronze I found in a mixed lot of provincials... [ATTACH] I attribute it to Olba...
Nice! I've never seen such an extensive set of victoriatii.
The day of reckoning has come my friends! Post your Saturnalia gifts (if you want to) and reveal your identities (if you want to). [ATTACH]
That's gotta be it. Man, your powers of deduction are Sherlock level. :pompous:
Not exactly. Many ancient coins were collected while in circulation and handed down through the generations. We have various bits of evidence that...
Hey folks, this is the last day to sign up for Secret Saturnalia. I have a handful of names that I will assign at the end of the day. If you want...
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