Like potato chips, I couldn't stop at just one of Steve's coins. The budget at the time didn't allow much but I had my eye on this intriguing...
It was a joke, in line with the absurd original erroneous price :D (not a funny joke, apparently) Edited-- oh-- you were being funny too? :)
I love these goatrider coins! Lovely toning on yours, @SeptimusT. Sporky-- such a great coin :)
OMG it's on sale now!! 5000% off!! :D [ATTACH]
Wow, Quantie! That's a spectacular specimen!
This Lucilla reminded me of old china-head dolls. My grandmother was an avid collector of these (I was never interested). I knew I'd seen almost...
Cool! Looks like a more youthful Vitellius. I wonder if the engraver had not yet seen the new emperor? Very nice "old cabinet toning" and...
Nice!!! Great details on that tet. Well-centered, good metal... winner!
Collecting a set of hairstyles seen on an Empress-- great idea! So many ways to enjoy this wonderful hobby :) I have one Lucilla and she's...
$8500? Bah. A few days ago this one sold for $47,500 plus buyer's premium :wideyed: [IMG] The Finest Antinoüs Æ Drachm in Private Hands Triton...
Looks okay to me. Someone got a nice deal. Wish it had been me! While I do like coins of high grade, there's something wonderful about evenly...
I'll add "update the Provincial list" to this weekend's to-do list. I'm at work now though (nice of them to tell me I was working today on the...
Interesting! But... if it is not consistent, how do we know that it was intentional and denoting status or honor, rather than simply a style...
Admittedly these late roman bronzes aren't my forte, but using Tesorillo's ID by reverse type pages, my best guess is Theodosius. Hopefully...
Interesting! I'm not that knowledgeable about Roman Imperials, but checking ACsearch doesn't turn up any Salonina ants with Vesta reverses in...
Nice hunting, Mat! That's a great tet of youthful Marcus Aurelius. Very appealing portrait!
Canopus was a city on the Nile delta. In that city, Ptolemy III built a temple to Osiris and in that city Osiris was depicted as a vase-like or...
That's a nice Aurelian! JA has had a good selection of provincials in recent months. Here's one from my collection which shows ETOVC in lieu of...
2x2 mylar flips or unplasticized vinyl flips :) I had been using Saflips but they are fairly brittle. I examine my coins often and the Saflips...
There've been some fun additions to this thread during my post-hurricane absence. Thanks, @RAGNAROK and everyone! :)
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