What a fantastic medal and great photo! The retrograde legend, and the theory about why it was done that way, is interesting too.
I have that album. [ATTACH]
:D https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=146508 [IMG] Sale: CNG 82, Lot: 52. Estimate $200. Closing Date: Wednesday, 16 September 2009....
The flans were cast and the coins struck.
Well, @Curtisimo... it looks like the Round Three rule change wasn't necessary since the voters are not looking favorably upon the repeat. Replay...
Are you sure it is bronze? It looks silver in your photos. It does not appear to be a copy of the coin shown by arnoldoe... it appears to be the...
Welcome to CoinTalk Ancients, Cobbler! :) They were correct. On the second line of the reverse I see ANTI... Antiochos IX Here's an example...
Nice Lepidus, Jay! I'd like to have one of that type :) Interesting history, @TypeCoin971793.
Although you've read it before many times, it appears to be worth repeating: Know the coin or know the seller. And... if a too-good-to-be-true...
I have to agree with IdesOfMarch and jamesicus about the use of bold and italic for the body of messages. It's just as off-putting and abrasive...
:D What a wonderful assortment of coins, @TypeCoin971793!
I agree-- Pergamon, Asklepios/serpent. I don't have the references and it looks like there are some variations of the reverse so the BMC coin you...
@Al Kowsky... am I correct in assuming you bought these (or many of these) coins raw and then sent them for slabbing?. May I ask why you felt the...
I'm not fluent with Celtic coins but I do have some observations and questions about this coin. In the images, it looks like there is a "rim" on...
Wonderful! I love that Hadrian tet. I have many plate coins-- Dattari, Dattari-Savio, Lindgren-- but the only "discovery" was that this awesome...
[IMG] THRACE, Hadrianopolis. Gordian III AE 18 mm, 2.59 gm Obv: AVT K M ANT ΓORΔIANOC AVΓ; laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right. Rev:...
:D Petra, "founder plowing" scene. Looks like it might be limited to Elagabalus. ACsearch results for "petra plowing". An example from CNG's...
At first glance I assumed Tetricus but I'm not very familiar with the Gallic emperors. Based on the garb I think the reverse is a male figure....
I have some bronze issues of Domitian but they're Alexandrian and that's probably not what you meant. I'm going to show them anyway :D [IMG]...
They are definitely nice bargains! Compared to similar condition coins in ACsearch with recent sales I think the Trajan was the biggest bargain...
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