Too bad that one is not whole @Ken Dorney. It's a beautiful design.
This one looks Celtic, but really I am only guessing. Here is a tetartemorion of mine: [ATTACH] MYLASA, CARIA AR Tetartemorion OBVERSE: Lion's...
They can be. Some the metal has become brittle over the millennia's, while some are not packaged well enough for shipment. I've even read here...
I would think avoiding purchases from this region is no guarantee that what you buy is not from the region and being sold elsewhere by these same...
In the case of the Caracalla I posted, its the one I spoke about in another thread that I purchased as a whole coin, but it arrived in the pieces...
I agree with @I_v_a_n and @TIF. Too bad. They are nice looking. BTW, welcome @The big O
This time I got them all correct but only received a score of 904. I don't know how much faster I can do it. I just took it again and scored 935.
[ATTACH] sniff, sniff but congratulations
There seems to be an echo :p.
Yeah, I got two wrong, but I'm relatively certain I'm right.
Has never happened to me.
Where's my butterfly net? Outstanding.
Congratulations. I didn't know there was a difference in this issue and now I do. And because I do, I will have to keep a watch out for one.
Excellent. Also love the toning.
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Nice coins [ATTACH] GORDIAN III AE26 OBVERSE: ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡ∆ΙΑΝΟC ΑΥΓ ΤΡΑΝΚΥΛ/ΛΙΝΑ, confronted busts of Gordian III and Tranquillina REVERSE:...
Yes, without a doubt. There are a couple in this group I got in cleaning lots, but the better ones, such as the Augustus and the Maximianus, I...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] CARACALLA AR Denarius OBVERSE: ANTONINVS PIVS AVG BRIT, laureate head right REVERSE: MONETA AVG, Moneta standing left,...
I have a few [ATTACH] GELA, SICILY AR Litra OBV: Naked horseman galloping left holding spear & shield REV: Forepart of man-headed bull right...
I've only had this happen once a few years back, and the seller refunded the entire amount and told me to keep the pieces. Not like the coin is...
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