You and I seem to always be up at the crack of dawn. Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas, Charles! I'm glad you joined this forum. It's good to have you here. :)
I've been told mineral spirits will remove the wax. I haven't tried it yet, but I will after the Christmas season is over and I have some time....
This is correct. These legends can cause some confusion as the words were broken up in seemingly haphazard ways. The reverse legend...
That's quite a spree! :eek: [ATTACH]
And war also. Love and war - for some reason they always seem to go together.
Great coin! Is the relief that high, or is it the lighting?
She's the goddess of sex and she's ready to PARTAAAY! Don't ban the messenger. :angelic:
It's less common than the most common Seleucids, but I don't know about scarce. Most Seleucid bronze seems to be scarce in better grades.
Same here. That coin stands out on sheer character.
Great coins, Chris. I particularly like the Himyarite - nasty little buggers to photograph, huh?
I've expressed my opinion that slabbing isn't necessary for common, inexpensive coins, but I would certainly want coins of your value verified by...
Same goddess, but Athena Promachos refers to a sculpture by Pheidias. Wikipedia
Bad day at the office in 79. [ATTACH]
Seleukos I Nikator. Antioch mint, circa 300-281 BC. Laureate head of Apollo right / Athena Promachos standing right, holding spear and shield;...
Very nice!
Superb pics of superb coins!
I would not have imagined it could be cleaned so well.
They're all edible if you have the determination.
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