Thank you for a succinct and informative page. Now I'm off reading Phil's site, which I was previously unaware of, and will likely while away the...
Yes. I need to sound like less of an idiot on these coins. :woot:
It's been on my library list for a while, got a great price on this one. Can't wait to memorize all the tets. :) [ATTACH]
This does suck. My condolences to his family and friends. And my condolences to you as well, brother Bing.
Speaking as the resident Nabataean nerd, that bronze is special. The issues of Malichus II are quite scarce compared to those of Aretas IV, and...
On a purely historical note, I always found it fascinating that Serapis, an Eqyptian god, became popular enough to be featured on Imperial coins....
Yes, and as I told Mr. Sallent, this is the very scarce version of Serapis on the Caracalla denarii, holding the corn ears that look like a hat....
How? Was he ill? I spoke to him at the last Baltimore show and he looked fine, and he was by no means old.
Where exactly did you hear this rumor?
Great bargain then! Yes, Geta is quite rare for Levantine tets.
Geta.
Those are nice coins, with more detail on the reverses than you often get on "budget" sestertii.
ΓETAC :)
I heartily agree with Doug. If you're using RIC to merely lift catalog numbers, you're completely wasting its analytic value.
That's a great coin, Mikey. I'm not sure it's a good idea to post coins you're currently bidding on in this forum. All it can accomplish is...
Hey friends, I've got an end-of-year inventory clearance here, all coins $14 - $25, and these are in much, much better condition than most of the...
Now that's what I call packaging. :)
That's pretty cool, but you should see the dress TIF made. Unfortunately I don't have a pic of it handy.
1st-century BC Thracian imitative drachm. What is it supposed to be? An alien of course. :vulcan:
That's one way to polish a turd.
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