I didn't used to like these. But they grew on me, so to speak. An acquired taste.
That's a really nice Judaea Capta. The palm tree pic is great, too. Only one I've had was well worn and without a palm tree.
Oh, wow, what a superb strike... and portrait!
I seriously did wonder if Circe was on any ancient coins. But if not, to keep this thread from being irredeemably off-topic, do please post your...
Slightly off topic in this thread about a Roman (which is awesome, BTW), but do you have any Axumite gold, @panzerman? I guess the cross on the...
Plain old fake, not fourré, I reckon.
[ATTACH] Elvis was a foster fail from a year ago. Here he is today, being a good big brother. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Elvis has gone from tiny to...
Circe and Odysseus, white-ground lekythos by the Athena Painter, ca. 490–480 BCE. From Eretria. National Archaeological Museum in Athens. [ATTACH]...
Roadie decided to help me at my desk when I was packaging some stuff to mail this afternoon. He’s an affectionate little guy, with a strong purr...
Was Circe featured on any ancient coins? I know she was on Greek vases and such. Ladymarcovan got a call from No Kill Glynn County recently....
:) Greece (Thrace, Pantakapaion): bronze Æ21, ca. 310-303 BC [IMG] Obverse: Bearded head of satyr (or the god Pan) right. Reverse: Forepart of...
Can't go wrong at four bucks a pop, I reckon. @mrweaseluv has a cool "$20-and-under" large cent collection. If he gives you the thumbs-up,...
Wow!
I've never had one. Seen them at shows, and think they're neat, but they'd cause a devil of a dilemma for my slabbed collection! :P
Sounds plausible to me. I don't read Persian at all, but the roundness of it does seem to indicate it's no earlier than the late-19th century or...
Unless there are modern fantasies? I know practically nothing about bullet money. FWIW, what I see there in the pictures looks plausible enough...
@chuckylucky5 beat me to it. Thai bullet money. I would not have been able to identify the ruler, as he did. Edit to add: here's the Wiki link...
Edit... hmm... no, this is the type I was thinking of, but they were struck in nickel, not aluminum.
I thought there was a (1970s? '80s?) 20-franc(?) in aluminum. Dang, now I gotta go browse Numista...
Italy (Venice): silver grosso of Antonio Venier, ca. 1382-1400 [ATTACH]
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