Wow, this is my second fantastic score from a HJB Buy/Bid Sale. In their last sale I nabbed a Julia Domna Fecunditas denarius from high atop my...
I posted this recently but here it is again-- a photoshopped composite of many coins. I've added some great coins since this collage. Maybe it's...
Antoninus Pius Travel series :D [IMG] [IMG] [ATTACH]
Eduard & Zumbly, those are all fantastic coins! The largesse depictions are among my favorite types yet I have none :(. One of these days!
Sallent, I'm generally not an "awww, babies!" kind of woman but your son is utterly adorable! I particularly like the picture you posted of him...
I'm confused, or did I just miss the joke? o_O You browsed Heritage, saw and loved an unslabbed Nero, received reassurance about the coin,...
Sometimes, instead of one or two representing the year, it is abbreviated or spelled out entirely. In this case, ΔΕ is an an abbreviation of...
Trick or Treat! [MEDIA] Starring @John Anthony as Gomez Addams, @Pishpash as Morticia, @Bing as Pugsley, @stevex6 as Wednesday, and @zumbly...
That is an awesomely awkward elephant! I think it would be fun to collect a set of Least Realistic Elephants. This issue certainly belongs, as...
Nice one, Zumbly! :oops: I forgot to post a Philip II [IMG] EGYPT, Alexandria. Philip II as Caesar Regnal year 4 of Philip I, CE 246/7 billion...
I don't have a Philip I curule chair but here's a little provincial of his: [IMG] THRACE, Deultum. Philip I "The Arab" CE 244-249 AE16, 3.05 gm...
What a wonderful array of Imperial bronzes! The Pertinax and Pupienus caught my eye along with many others. I'd love to see the tray with...
Very interesting!
Good point! That blog is by CT's @Ed Snible. He even mentions the slurring of AMI into a W on some issues, and that fit's Martin's coin.
That Constantius II Alexandria hut coin is fantastic!
Wow! The style is much different from all others I've seen. What a nice score, Martin! I guess your patience was rewarded :). Are you sure it...
I should point out, in case there are some inquisitive collectors reading this thread who aren't familiar with ancient coin manufacturing...
My first foray into ancients was with several "uncleaned" lots. They were all junk... utter junk. No "hoard deposits" were hiding decent coins,...
She's on the never-ending buy list :D
Well... The flans are the same. The positioning of the obverse strike is the same. Yours looks soapy. The small edge cracks on yours don't...
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