Technically a scorpion, but certainly drawn large enough to be a lobster!
Look at the poor guy that has to sift through that... [ATTACH] "I should have stayed in college."
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Fascinating bust type indeed!
My sincere apologies to those of you that asked about this coin when I mentioned that I bought it for my store, but it arrived today and I simply...
It reminds me of these nougat cookies dipped in white chocolate that I had in Brazil. Man they were good. I've never been able to find them...
Superb coins, JB - I wish you would show-and-tell more often. And wonderful contributions to the thread!
A wonderful set of varieties!
Certain ancient cultures used a lathe-turning technology to prepare the flans for striking. The holes are referred to as dimples. For a good...
I have a budding collection. I need to add some of the unusual types now... [ATTACH]
Well they are deformed, and intentionally so.
These are really tough to find without one sort of problem or another. This one has scratches on the obverse, but I think they're ancient, as the...
Whoever thought scyphates were a good way to mint coins wasn't the brightest bulb on the porch. I don't adhere to the theory that the shape made...
As you all know, these are common types, but the vast majority of them are very scrungy. So this example was impossible to pass up for all its...
No, we went different days. I didn't see any point in taking photos. It's a lot old men looking at a lot of old coins, same as every show.
Other than the differences you already mention between the two of Aspendos on your page, I notice that there are no controls between the wrestlers...
The exact attributions will have to wait until tomorrow, I'm too tired to fuss with them.
I was the first to get at it, as soon as the doors opened. It was pretty well picked over by the end of the day. This last one is Pantikapion,...
Small bronze of Macedonia, Amphipolis. You find many off-center strikes on these. This coin may not look like much at first glance, but it's...
Respectable follis of Maurice Tiberius, emperor with globus cruciger and Elvis sunglasses... [ATTACH]
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