Thanks for the insight, @Voulgaroktonou! As for the number 9 appearing as theta, on all of my Roman Egypt year 9 coins it is spelled out*, but...
Maybe the beginning of rhythmic gymnastics ball event :) [MEDIA]
Hmm... the Kindle version received terrible reviews for technical reasons. I'd much prefer this book in digital form but that looks like a bad...
Congrats on finally nabbing one! I love the type-- great story :) One of these days I hope to bring one home too.
I wonder the same thing. Going through Emmett's book, at a glance there doesn't seem to be any rhyme or reason for which years were sometimes...
It does seem that way, doesn't it? This one was purchased in my first months of collecting. The listing said "smoothing in fields". :oops:...
That's great news, Bing! What a relief :) Please thank him for his service for me, and thank you too for yours :)
Oh boy... I think you're going to be an ancient coin addict. Sounds like you've been bitten hard. Not sure if condolences or congratulations are...
Looks like baseball stitching but I guess that can't be it :D David's probably right-- wreath.
Are you finding many keepers? The ones we're helping you ID, for instance-- are those going on eBay? Do you have many more yet to be ID'd?...
I can make out ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ on the reverse (like the Seleukid coin @Jwt708 showed in one of your ID help threads yesterday) so do a search...
Good luck getting one, unfortunately. There are probably a hundred collectors who could and would outbid me on one. Alternatively, how are you...
Teeheehee :D That's worse than my Wicked Witch of the West tooled Oreo. [IMG]
Mighty fine half ass you got there, Steve-O :D You thought you were making a joke, but... [IMG] [IMG] G&M232 lot 183 GRIECHEN ATTIKA ATHEN...
Wish I had! I had my eye on the Musa but couldn't swing it right now.
Repatination of restored or conserved bronze coins is, from my understanding, routine. Personally, I don't have a problem with it as long as the...
I have purchased tooled coins, unknowingly and once knowingly (or strongly suspectingly :D). I'd rather not have a tooled coin and would like to...
They are very similar to Ahura-Mazda, aren't they?! Man I want one of those Tiribazos staters. I've bid on a few but never won. pilfering CNG's...
I don't think the price was too high at all for that particular coin, given its usual poorly executed state. The 23% fees were painful but it's...
I tuned in for that one and had it on my possible bid list... I didn't even bother to bid. I'll have to target a "lesser" version :D Sounds like...
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