Steve is doing well :) @zumbly, that's such a wonderful coin! Wish I could have bought it.
That happens to me frequently and I have assumed it is a function of where I live. Recently I wrote to an eBay seller asking him to look into it....
Wow! Like Zumbly, I'd like to get a Roscius Fabatus but want an interesting control mark. Yours takes the cake!
Congratulations to your son and to his proud family! Here's a Greek Victory (Nike) reaching out to crown you son :) [IMG] PAMPHYLIA, Side...
See the link posted by Doug upstream in this thread. The article spans many pages and goes covers likely flan preparation scenarios, explaining...
Thanks for the review. The books are on my shopping list. When they first came out I went to the ANS site to buy them but couldn't easily figure...
Yeah!! Great example, Ken :).
@Gary R. Wilson, I like they lyrist's pose on your coin. @dougsmit yours may be the "ordinary" issue but it has great eye appeal. @Andres2, what...
I wouldn't say either of those have no patina. They don't have a thick patina but they do have a patina. [IMG] image source
Since we're talking about bees, I'm going to buzz in with a few. :D First is a very interesting bronze from Ephesus-- apparently a token of some...
Ken, I also thought it was an error but looked it up out of curiosity. An ACsearch of "Stratonicaea horse" brings up 33 hits, all combinations of...
Good luck with your decision. I agree with most of what is said here but perhaps the most important point hasn't been mentioned in this thread:...
I have no Heisman Sol but do have this Fabio-esque facing Sol backed by a Sewer Goddess shrine :). [IMG] Moneyer issues of Imperatorial Rome L....
Ruh roh! You're moving in to provincials? I hope you're just being a tourist :D. I like the coin :).
You've showed this before but somehow the Zeus part went over my head. Zeus. On a horse? Sounds like a mild oath. "Zeus on a Horse! Is Agora...
All roads lead to Gallienus :D [IMG]
I see what looks like icky pustules on his neck, so maybe it's Gallienus with his trademark beard? Reverse of Securitas standing left, resting...
Yes, please :). If it is an auction coin, post it after the auction closes. If it's a fixed price coin, post it after you've made your decision.
Isn't that supposed to be a triskeles in the upper reverse field, rather than Nike? I don't have reference books for the type but the only...
I like that his wife is in front :D.
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