The Kingdom of Sheba is shrouded in mystery, as different ancient sources give different accounts. There is the famous account in the Hebrew Bible...
That last coin looks troublesome to me, Oki. When you see green deposits in the pitting, it's almost always bronze disease. I think that coin is...
I don't have any of these, and you've already done more research on them than I have, so I'm afraid I can't help with the exact attribution. I...
Well, I have to get my kids off to school before dawn, which mostly consists of making lunches and mitigating inane disputes.
I'm very excited to share this new acquisition(!), an imitative owl of South Arabia from the 4th-century BC. These coins are extremely rare, even...
By the same token, if it is magnetic, that doesn't mean it's modern. I have a fouree tribute penny that is clearly ancient but is attracted to a...
Fortunately, I only have one "what was I thinking" coin out of all the year's purchases, so I might be improving. It's the coins that I've sold...
Also: an easy check - is the coin attracted to a magnet? The original denarii were of a high fineness. They should not be attracted.
It looks like a sloppy imitation to me, however: that doesn't mean it's not ancient. These were abundantly imitated/counterfeited in their day....
Yes, I wasn't aware of that link either - bookmarked for future reference. Thanks Gil.
Maybe they're ugly compared to the rest of Martin's collection, in his opinion - but check eBay any day of the week for dozens of extremely worn,...
Uh...perhaps that's not the best analogy? lol
I've seen worse. :) These are the kinds of finds that appeal to specialists, and I can appreciate the gestalt of your post even though I don't...
Is this the drive-up window at McSteve's? Hell, I'll take two of each. :)
I would love to collect more Seleucid bronze, but man the coins are tough to find in nice grades at a reasonable price. They obviously did the...
Yes, Apollo. Archaic laureate head of Apollo right on obverse. Reverse is Apollo standing left, holding arrow in right hand, and resting left...
Yep. Vcoins is chock-full of coins I've made offers on, and there they sit, year after year. Eventually some of them go on sale though. I scored...
Yeah, that's not bad. I'll take it for $20 since it's not as nice as VK's.
It's hard to pick favorites, but I'm most intrigued by the fractional silvers you got this year. I'd like to collect some more of these tiny...
It's nice to see them all in one place. I was thinking of doing something similar: all the coins I've bought this year and why, but I'd organize...
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