You obviously haven't seen The Full Monty.
I suppose I should feel comforted that you are "only" in Sudan, since the last trip you posted about was North Korea. Nice to have you around...
I like these issues because they present a wholly Indian aesthetic, not derivative of Greco-Roman coinage at all. Not that I don't love...
GREAT coin ro. :wideyed:
The earliest drachms of Bostra were struck over Nabataean drachms, and that is what you have in your first coin. For instance, on the obverse, the...
Btw, this type was issued in 5 Imperial denominations (aureus, denarius, sestertius, dupondius, and as) and two Provinicial (drachm and...
In my mind, I did not consider the OP coin a "runner up" to the one in the auction. The one in the auction was in a very high grade with perfect...
Here are Gordian and Tranquillina confronted busts on a bronze of Anchialus... [ATTACH]
My favorite coin of Gordian III is always the last one I bought. I found this sestertius at NYINC - not rare, but the patina was too beautiful to...
Look in the manual for instructions for adjusting the white balance. Most cameras have broad settings for incandescent, fluorescent, sunlight,...
Great coin! Just go black and white on the image and it's a good pic - I'm pretty sure the coin isn't purple... Edit...I see that you did that....
My theory on these shapes is that the metal was rolled out in long strips, then a circular punch was used to cut off individual flans....
Great movie. Not exactly true to history, lol, but a great movie.
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