Great stuff, everyone. Thanks for sharing! I've discovered that Canadian dealers tend to have higher quality coins in their "junk" bins than...
Yeah, if I had a cushy job telling people where to dig holes, like you, I probably wouldn't have any $25 coins either. :cool:
Thanks CG. However, NYINC is the Mecca for collectors of ancients. I certainly will look for Ricky Beale, but there will be 115 tables with...
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Great coins and pics as always, Mat. Oh, and I've been looking for Hoover's handbook of Coins of the Southern Levant, hoping I could get it for...
For the purposes of this thread, that means coins that cost $25 or less. I've done quite well over the last two months. The most expensive coin in...
Yes, it is overwhelming. I have only one day to spend at NYINC, and my strategy will be to go to every table and ask the dealers if they have what...
Here, you can put these stickers on it. :) [ATTACH] It's a magnificent coin, congratulations!
I have one last contribution to this thread, my other provincials being rather common. This coin is not unusual because of its type. Nikopolis...
This third coin is also boring, unless you specialize in Arabian provincial issues. It's minted under Julia Mamaea, also in Bostra. Someone at...
This coin is not the least bit interesting, visually, but it was minted specifically for the Actia Dousaria, the festival of Dushares, which was...
My unusual provincials are Arabian. The first is a drachm struck under Trajan in Bostra. I've posted this coin too many times, but here we go...
I knew you would steer me in the right direction, thank you! I did not see + on this coin - I merely copied Varbanov's rendition of the...
Very nice Doug! I am not surprised that you pulled a siliqua of the Vandals out of your pocket :)
It's a lovely coin, but I'm shocked that there is any gold in it whatsoever. Lead, copper and zinc, yes, but gold?? I wonder if somebody dropped...
Looks like Varbanov 776. The reverse inscription confuses me. Varbanov cites it as Y 1 +AYCTINIANOY MAPKIANOΠOΛIT. This is obviously issued under...
I'm not sure why this coin went completely ignored, but I just snagged it for 17 bucks. The surfaces are a bit rough to be sure, but not anywhere...
I happen to like the image just fine. Yes, it has deep shadows, but the coin is obviously struck in very high relief. Flooding it with light would...
No, that's Gratian. The letters are a bit worn so they're hard to read, but the obverse legend is DN GRATIANVS PF AVG. Reverse, CONCORDIA AVGGG,...
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