Me too :D [IMG] Sicily, Syracuse. Dionyisos I, tetras. Nymph / octopus [IMG] Sicily, Syracuse. AE 13, c. 425 BCE. Nymph (Arethusa?)/hippocamp &...
Speaking of Magi, wasn't one of the Magi supposedly Nabataean? [IMG] NABATAEA, Aretas IV with Queen Shuqailat 9 BCE - CE 40, Petra AE18 Obv:...
Erin, I saw this video and thought of you/your avatar. :joyful::joyful: [MEDIA] And my all-time favorite rendition of Santa Claus is Comin' to...
Exactly!! Those who have been on CoinTalk for a number of years may have read my story before, but here it is again. ... In late 2012 I became...
Happy Holidays, 7C!
Yes, Merry Christmas to all... even to those who on their first day of CoinTalk membership argue, make mistakes, insult others, and then fail to...
Perhaps you intended for us to post Roman only, but here are various denominations of Klazomenai "Pigasus" coins from c. 500-400 BCE :): [IMG]...
My favorite is your Hieropolis Philip II with Atargatis reverse. The grade isn't poor though-- its a couple of notches better than that--...
Wonderful coins and interesting observations! "Circulated condition human" :D For purposes of judging an artist's skill in rendering human...
Congratulations, Red!!
A nice assortment! Your Grynion is my favorite.
[guffaw] :D ... [ATTACH] .... DougClaus [ATTACH] ... Reposting some oldies: [MEDIA] [MEDIA] ... Happy Holidays, CoinTalk family! :)
Welcome to CoinTalk, @thejewk! Looking forward to seeing your coins and reading your observations and thoughts :).
Seems like the Heritage slab-buying crowd shops for labels and yours didn't have the magic letters, "AU" or "MS". Someone got a nice deal though.
Nicely presented, @Alegandron! To me, the "why" is one of the most interesting things to read about other people's coins.
Good point!
Kamarina [IMG] Kamarina. AE tetras, 420-405 BCE [IMG] Kamarina. AE tetras, 420-405 BCE
Klazomenai Various denominations of Pigasi :) [IMG] Kisthene [IMG] MYSIA, Kisthene Orontes, satrap of Mysia, c. 357-352 BCE AR Half Siglos or...
0.8 would be too heavy but 0.08 seems impossibly light for the thick albeit small coin shown. It does look like a helmet of some sort (not...
What a great gift and cool display! Looks like a museum exhibit :).
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