Marvelous coin! Yes, the kind of bowed instrument he's playing in the cartoon wasn't even close to being invented in Nero's day.
I love my beat up little Nabataeans, but they are a generally a step above Judaeans when it comes to minting quality. I really wish the ancient...
Great story, love your style!
Hey Darryl - I've always been impressed by your single-minded focus. Great collection, keep up the good work!
Great coin Doug, I would have snapped it up in an instant! I wouldn't have known about the clipping it you hadn't told me - I would have assumed...
Always love seeing your pet rocks! :p :cool:
Fascinating, thank you!
Beautiful coins! Some of those Emesa mint issues do have the strangest scribbling.
I always love it when a fascinating countermark doesn't destroy the best parts of the devices. You've got the sphinx stamp AND the cult statue -...
Here it is, tiny little bugger at 0.2g. Facing lion, fish. I think it's from Araxa in Lycia, but I can't find another example online. The letters...
I love a rugged looking coin! I just got the tiniest lion I've ever had, on a fractional silver of Lycia - I'll see if I can take a decent pic at...
A fabulous, well-cut representative of its type! I rarely feel any jealousy at others' acquisitions, but you've managed to make me a bit green....
Ken, your point is well-taken, and I appreciate that you took the time to write it as it is clearly intended for my benefit. Thank you sir....
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The import restrictions on coin collectors get more and more Draconian, as another collector put it, despite all the logic you can throw at the...
I was going to "like" this comment, but I didn't want you to get the wrong idea.
Nice! Well, I must have missed the memo. I'll give TIF a holler and see if she can GQ me as well.
I don't buy many Seleucid bronzes. In general they made them hastily and in large quantities, which means you have many off-center strikes, then...
Wait, you got a teeshirt? I didn't know they were available yet. Anyway, I'll be there - let's bring our hammers and bust up all the slabs we find.
They must put the kibosh on the evil coin collectors. Actually, it's just another example of how Orwellian the entire world has become. We must...
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