Wow seems to sum it up best :D WOW! Congratulations, AJ! We've seen some rarities here on CoinTalk but it's not often that we see a coin which...
Yay, Ryro's back! That makes perfect sense to use him to fill the vacated slot since he didn't lose the first round except to the equivalent of a...
Like others, I don't foresee any noticeable difference from the bidder end. As long as his "new ideas for the future" don't involve jumping on...
It's an attractive patina and looks believable in terms of being original rather than recreated. The color does seem to be what is called a Tiber...
Baby Elephant Head hats were also fashionable in some ancient circles. [IMG] EGYPT. Ptolemy I Soter AR tetradrachm, 27 mm, 17.0 gm (Attic...
I have to disagree about the "Tiber" or "river" patinas. The term does not connote a lack of patina. Orichalcum is a brass alloy. Original...
Yes, and I apologize for making such a big deal about the watermark. Also, as Doug pointed out, I should have added some commentary about the CNG...
Oh boy, those AMC Gremlins were ugly, perhaps surpassed only by the AMC Pacer although it may be a toss-up: [IMG] image from CBSnews This...
Yes!! Thanks, DR! That's exactly what that style Republican Roma portrait reminds me of... I just wasn't able to put a finger on it until now :)
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Yes, I noticed that before writing the comment and assumed he had a website for his coins, "Gardner Gallery", but that doesn't change my opinion...
With ancients, you can go back another 2000+ years from your current oldest coin! [IMG] KINGS OF LYDIA, temp. Ardys - Alyattes c. 620s-564/53 BCE...
I know! :D Actually, I really want one of those comically degraded style tets. There was one in a Pecunem auction ~4 or so years ago I still...
Welcome to CoinTalk :) Many of the Greek gods looked more feminine than did the goddesses, at least by today's standards. Apollo certainly looks...
I'm still not understanding, or perhaps you aren't. Do you mean you wish the person who cleaned the coin had stopped after he cleaned the obverse...
Correct me if I'm wrong, @galba68, but I assume the portrait and fields were nearly completely encrusted and the "during the cleaning process"...
I was just typing when RC replied :). He is of course exactly right. The reverse figure is readily identifiable by what he is holding, and you...
This is not my area but I can point you to some resources. @Victor_Clark is a Constantine expert (even did his master's thesis on the man) and...
That's my favorite Caligula bronze. What a visually interesting coin!
Thanks for the update.
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