Welcome to your new addiction :D. CNG is just one of many ancient coin auction houses (although the biggest and best in the US)-- many more major...
I lack knowledge of the background necessary to do much with the FAC posts but yes, something to do with the temple tax. I look forward to the...
Come on in, the water's fine :) You might want to check out another very popular ancient coin elephant type-- those issued by Julius Caesar....
I know nothing about it but this hit from FAC touches upon the subject and gives a few more details:...
They get pricey pretty fast as quality and/or denomination increases. A few of us have the general type (I have an absolute bottom-of-the-barrel...
Big big thanks to @Andres2 :) [ATTACH] Pick your jaws up off the floor... they're replicas :D. Wonderful replicas with a story. A couple of...
I agree with the popular opinion here-- that portrait looks like an older person and I don't find the CNG argument persuasive. We've all seen...
I've never seen such detail on the oarsmen! Another remarkable and carefully selected marvel for your outstanding collection :) I have only the...
kaBOOM! Congrats on this marvelous acquisition :)
Kraay's Greek Coins is pretty good for that purpose (the Amazon price is too high; wait for a better deal if you want a copy.) Some auction...
For grins, I used to "hoard" his avatars :D. He used to change them almost as often as his underwear (perhaps more often!) and some were funny or...
I prefer to think of it as having a family member who has awesome coins :D. He's part of the CT family, right? So, by extension, we all have a...
It's pretty, definitely, but perhaps you haven't seen @AncientJoe's collection?? http://www.colosseocollection.com/p444364358
:mad: I'm surprised your head didn't explode. That is an absolutely infuriating situation! The story should be told far and wide. I guess it...
It's beautiful, Mat.
Has a more surreal statement every been seen on CT? :joyful::joyful: One of the perennial favorite coins belonging to AJ and he bought it on...
Nice choice! I wonder how many of us now have ex-Steve coins? Must be a bunch! And I would love to show them :D [IMG] EGYPT, Alexandria....
Glad you de-lurked, @Pandit-scholar. Welcome to the ancients board :)
I've also wondered what that thing is and envision it as a club-like stick with bells or other bell-like metal bits attached, perhaps Syrian...
I think the white “gasket” is obscuring the true edges, hiding the raggedy flan.
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