I remember that coin (and another like it) from Roma VIII. Nice score!!
Seeing these restrictions multiply makes me hesitant to sell my "excess" coins or coins I current own which are of lesser interest to me at the...
Welcome to CoinTalk, Parthicus :)
That's a good question, Cyrrhus. How will this new law affect private sales? How will it affect eBay sellers in Germany? I just randomly...
Well done, @medoraman! Great coin, fascinating writeup :)
Hmm, possibility of the Hanging Gardens being in Elymais seems like wishful thinking but it makes for a fun story.
Same here. They're rather intriguing coins, aren't they?
Yay for our 8000th Ancients thread! Alexander the Great is certainly a fitting theme for the thread :) It's a great type of coin to collect-- so...
Very nice!!
Here's a webpage that explains it: https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=anonymous%20follis
Looks like it to me! Nice sleuthing, @Carthago :)
Yeah, I guess it's simply "unknown" at this time.
Alas, it is not a Nektanebo issue. I thought they were when I bought mine. Oh well :) [IMG] SYRIA, uncertain (formerly attributed to Egyptian...
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Hmm, tough call. It would be nice to find a die match for either side. It would probably be easier to look for reverse matches since there are...
How about an ancient coin, if your LCS has any? Perhaps she's not been exposed to them before. As for history, they beat almost any moderns and...
Man... it would probably be easier to show coins I own whose purchase wasn't prompted by a CoinTalk post! I can't remember all of the "I want one...
That's not surprising, nor is it upsetting. "Bronze disease" is a hobby-specific colloquialism. I'm fine with that.
Well said, as usual :) When debating how to arrange my coins in my private database (not really important since it can be sorted and re-sorted)...
I agree. Here's a great example of that philosophy. Owning the authentic coin is utterly outside the realm of possible. At least this copy has...
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