That's a perfectly lovely set Doug. Should we dub the four-finger variants "Hand of Homer Simpson?"
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That Syrian red desert "patina" can be found on quite a few Levantine coins, of various civilizations. There must have been something in the air.
I also count the legs on the horses. Now a quadriga will have 16 legs, but as some of them will be behind the horses, I doubt you'll find one with...
It's a good coin. Soak it in distilled water (don't use any other kind), change the water every few days, and see if you can dislodge any of the...
The denarius is stunning in its detail. Great find! And the dupondius is FAR too nice a coin to be considered a slot filler. I would be more than...
The condition of a coin might be poor, but there's nothing shameful about owning an important piece of Roman history. Here's an example I won...
One of my favorite depictions of Winged Victory occurs on the Dafne types of Constantine I. For more information on the coin, see this thread....
As a collector of ancients, I agree that the OP coin was probably corroded and cleaned by electrolysis. One sees this type of granular surface on...
Lots of spectacular coins in this thread guys, well-done! I'll add something humble, a Constans two-victories type... [ATTACH]
I sold this really nice one to brother Eng. Lots of detail in such a small space... [ATTACH]
That would be a phoenix, Charles. :)
After collecting ancients, I've acquired a different collecting aesthetic when it comes to US coins. I no longer care about minute differences in...
I definitely think that sometimes, Bing, but we have a very simpatico group here. Even if a posted coin isn't in our specific collecting...
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