Nice choice Steve. I recognize that seller's pics, and they are quite dark. If you don't have the coin in hand yet, you'll be surprised at how...
My wife just got a $5000 bed. Do you have any idea how many aureii I could buy with that???? One. :)
Exquisite! Nice find.
The left-field officina mark and obverse die links are interesting to be sure, but the outstanding feature of that coin is simply that it's...
The coin is fine. Style and fabric look good, weight is in line for a hemiobol, which is what it was listed as. Mortown is a trusted seller who...
Not at all! This is a very confusing business, with all the shared names. I can't tell you how many times Doug and others have corrected me when...
Elagabalus' full name was Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus.
I'm going to call it Varbanov I 4395. There are a handful of varieties in this type with different obverse legends. I believe I can make out...
Wouldn't it be funny if David sent you a note telling you not to forget to drink your Ovaltine?
That sounds weird enough to be true.
You've got bugs crawling all over your coins. Spray them down with some Raid. :p
Wait, what am I saying? I have a very relevant coin to post, an ant of Volusian, Gallus' son. You might recognize this little beauty, Mat. ;)...
A very handsome ant, Mat! I have no coins of T. Gallus, and I gave my one Aeternitas reverse (on Gordian III) to a YN, so I'm really empty-handed...
Haggle.
Maybe he called Foley a muggle.
Maybe he wasn't wearing a Hawaiian shirt.
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