Very nice indeed. This one I'd be tempted to crack out and see if any of the crud on the reverse would come off with acetone. I wonder how NGC...
Maybe I should have posted a poll? Bee vs. Fly?
I got a bug on my coin! Fly counterstamp, one of the best I've seen. I've been on a counterstamp kick this week - I have another great example of...
Jeez Louise. I have yet to get my first Hannibal and you go and get two. :cool:
I think we chased off a few members earlier in the year by harping on the slab thing, members that had valuable contributions to the forum. I'm...
Why though? Certainly one never wants to unknowingly acquire modern forgeries, but it's entirely possible that faux silver siliquae were...
Classic Steve, lol!
Well that's a nice little lottery win! Congratulations. I would probably go insane trying to cherrypick US varieties - or maybe blind. I would...
I'm not crazy about the condition of those coins, though. They're all quite rough, and a few have obvious problems with bronze disease. They need...
Well yes, moon money would definitely fuel my excitement. I could use it to buy some real coins. Just out of curiosity, did you hunt those...
I'm only marginally interested in collecting ancient striking errors, and I won't pay a premium for them, although I do understand that really...
Absolutely beautiful coin J - great choice!
I like the bronze coinage of Kolophon very much. I particularly like the style of the horse and rider, and the lyres.
Well each to his own, but I think they're positively marvelous!
I don't think I've seen such bold die polishing lines on an ancient coin before.
Beautiful trio!
It certainly is wishful thinking, but it's not impossible. I do see the IVL, and the detail that can be discerned on the reverse does jibe with...
Here's a very subtle striking error on a bronze of Antiochus IX. This is a flip-over partial brockage double strike, and takes a bit of...
Here is a brockage error on a Nabataean bronze of Rabbel II. The interesting thing about this coin is that there are two busts, one in relief, one...
Here's a modest reverse double strike on an ant of Diocletian. You can see two lines of inscription on the reverse. Notice that the obverse...
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