Steve, if you ever had to sell in case of emergency, I would consign everything to CNG. That's where the bigger spenders (like you) go to get...
I've only seen a few examples of this type, and none as nice as yours Charles. Nice find!
This links me to a Votive type of Constantine. I'm curious to see the coin you meant to link to.
Good idea for a thread. I've got a few of them, acquired entirely for rarity as opposed to eye appeal. [ATTACH] Mesopotamia, Rhesaena, Severus...
You're not boring me, keep posting! This is a coin forum. We post coins. I love that Macrinus!
Huge improvements!
That would be Mat. :)
Whoa, nice! Not too many of those around. I've only seen the type in RIC, I've never seen one for sale.
Now it looks like I started this thread, lol. SOMEBODY POST A COIN!!!!
Super little coin! I've passed on a number of these because they weren't as nice as yours.
If that's a nymph, I'm going to have to turn off the bedroom light.
Is it wrong of me to laugh and point when these suicide bombing attempts go awry?
I studied Barry's page on these a few months ago, which was very instructive. I think you did the right thing by refusing to accept the coin. If...
Silver is tough to photograph. Check your white balance correctly, and if you still get some hue in pic, desaturate, desaturate, desaturate.
I like this one the best.
You're preaching to the choir! :)
It's a lovely and interesting coin. I'd be glad to have it. What is the die axis? If it's 6h, the area with scratches on the obverse would...
Hey, you sound smarter if you're a little confusing. :p
I include the Tetrarchy periods, starting with Diocletian at AD 284 and ending with the Theodosian dynasty, Marcian, around AD 457. The empire...
Is that the one you accidentally bought? If so, I wish my accidents were a tenth as fabulous.
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