Why bother? It will cost more than the coin is worth and there is only one person here who has even remotely questioned the authenticity of your...
I think you're right! "K K" for Koinon Krete. Here are some from CNG. [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] One from ACsearch: [ATTACH] Paring down the search...
I'm not sure because I don't know if the numbers represented by Greek letters had any consistency across the ancient world in that general time....
Thanks, Q, but since we're roughly the same age I hope that day never comes :).
Wow! That would have been hard for me to give away. Kudos to Doug for letting go of a such a nice coin. Her hairstyle is subtly different, or...
I agree with altar. @gsimonel, I spent a few minutes looking for something like it soon after you posted but I came up empty. I'll keep it on...
Great picture, James! Thank you Ken, James, Bing, and the rest of the veterans and active duty military who serve their countries and the world.
I can help a little with that, Insider, by showing you how to use the very handy Quote function. Clearly you're an intelligent man who enjoys...
Uhm, @Ed Snible, did you know you have a son? :D [ATTACH]
Congrats, Randy. Constans' bug-eyed slack-jawed portrait is funny. He looks utterly appalled about the carnage shown on the reverse :D.
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There may be. Here are the main databases we check when looking for known fakes. Both are searchable....
The portrait looks like Trajan and the tiny letters numerous letters in the legend also point to Trajan (his coins have some of the longest...
Yeah, I'm going to pre-order those too :D. What an interesting group of emperor-as-deity coins! Commodus as Hercules comes to mind as another...
And you got a fantastic coin, so quit yer whinin' :p :D. (I'm just jealous) I'm gonna call dibs on this one too :D. Absolutely amazing. What a...
@dlhill132, I love the hairstyle on that Julia Titi, particularly the well-preserved details of her plait and queue. The depiction of these...
Congrats on the coin, @ancient coin hunter and thanks for the writeup! It prompted me to read other accounts. Here's another enjoyable article...
[IMG] Carnac the Magnificent predicts that Coin Chat is the most used board, followed by US Coins Forum and Ancient Coins. (Carnac cheated :D)
@ancient coin hunter, that Balbinus really does have chubby cheeks! It looks like he's playing the tuba :D @Ryro, I love that Katane and have...
What a wonderfully detailed reply! I am sometimes guilty of this. :sorry:
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