There's an assaying pun in there somewhere.
Nice, quality lot! I love getting a haul like that.
That bull sure looks like Doug - maybe that's why he likes it so much. ;)
These are marvelous types because they demonstrate the intersection of Greek and Egyptian mythologies in the Levant. Here's mine... [ATTACH]
I have no problem with coin jewelry, but I probably wouldn't have used that coin. Even though its the most common type for Caligula, nice examples...
Hey, happy birthday JW. Here's one of those birthday cake denarii of AP... [ATTACH]
Looks like we're going to have another slabbing thread. [ATTACH]
I'm not totally against slabbing, but if those are Judaean prutoh, you are wasting a LOT of money. Lower-grade prutoh are a dime-a-dozen. The only...
Congratulations on the sweet gig! I was a college professor for 15 years and left for well, reasons...probably akin to what you're alluding to.
Very attractive, eclectic set! If I may ask, what sort of class do you teach? If you've mentioned it before, I missed it.
You can't fall off the wagon if you never get on!
Love the psychedelic patina! [ATTACH]
Here's one of the drachms of Apollodotus II. I'll buy these coins if I can honestly say, "I've seen much worse." They are very fine and soft, so...
Mine is 1.7g, 15mm. If anyone does have a catalog number for it, I'd be grateful.
You win! But a great type that I wasn't aware of - and the upgrade is indeed a lovely coin.
Here is the Satavahana elephant, a bona fide ancient. The trunk is a bit clipped, but those of you that know these coins know just how crappy they...
This elephant is an 18th-century issue of Tipu Sultan. Earlier in the year I bought what I considered the finest known specimen of a TS fanam,...
Taking real images today. As THCoins states, the chicken is the Hamsa bird on a Cambodian coin - not ancient, c. 1847, but as I said, I like...
It's not old, it's a coin of the French India Company, called a doudou. I also like modern coins that were made with ancient techniques.
Indo-Greek, Bactria, drachms of Apollodotus, 1st-dentury BC. Bilingual with Greek and Kharosthi legends.
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