My gift will be mailed soon. As for the one I'm receiving, I don't remember if it is being mailed to my home or to the address where I'll be over...
Great topic! There are many reasons people collect ancient coins and why they acquire a specific coin: rarity, historical value, style,...
Giddyup :) [IMG] KINGS OF MACEDON, Philip II. 356-336 BCE AR tetradrachm. 24mm, 14.20 gm, 12h Pella, 342-336 BCE Obv: Laureate head of Zeus...
Edited to remove quote with language violation. You guys know better!!! [?? Sorry if I didn't notice a language infraction and if I quoted...
Hmm, the pictures are overexposed and odd in color, but the cleaning job went pretty well! The reverse could be Salus standing right,...
I think you did :)
http://www.forumancientcoins.com/board/index.php?topic=107660.0 I didn't read the entire thread but maybe the answer is in it. If not, try...
It's gorgeous! Looking forward to the out-of-plastic better pics :)
The Gordian III isn't my first ostrich. It's small, but there is one on this Circus Maximus denarius: [IMG] Septimius Severus Rome, CE 206 AR...
Hmm, I seem to have Thessalemia-- only two coins of Thessaly. [IMG] THESSALY, Thessalian League. AR stater, 48/7 BCE. Zeus/Athena Itonia [IMG]...
Fantastic coin, @Sallent! I have one coin from when Macedonia was under Roman rule. [IMG] MACEDON, under Roman rule D. Junius Silanus...
[ATTACH] THRACE, Hadrianopolis. Gordian III AE 18 mm, 2.59 gm Obv: AVT K M ANT ΓORΔIANOC AVΓ; laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right. Rev:...
It is fake. Unquestionably fake. See maridvnvm's post above: https://www.cointalk.com/threads/fake-or-genuine.287058/page-3#post-2578805 You...
That "Pan in grotto" is wonderful! I want one :D
Like JA, I don't know the type well enough to comment beyond comparing it to the fake dies and authentic (or presumably authentic) coins in...
Hmm, that's tough. Your coin's reverse definitely does not match the fake dies. I found a slightly larger image of those fake dies on Forvm....
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