I don't know which of my coins is the most rare. Several appear to be truly rare but hard data to support the claim is of course spotty. I...
:wideyed:! Fantastic
I don't collect medievals but the name of that ruler alone might tempt me. Charles the Mad? Yeah... the stories must be fun :)
Mikey, that really is a fantastic Mamertinoi bronze! I have none to post but will gladly take yours :D
Looking through the blog, I recommend including solid and detailed information as to why a given coin has been condemned, or links to that...
The cost of the book relative to the coins is certainly a deterrent unless you plan on collecting many more Seleukids! No database is complete,...
[rimshot] Good one :D Yeah, 4to2... that's a ton of money! Naive, but I was surprised when I learned that the auction houses take fees from...
The "closer relationship" makes sense, but the scales could just be flow lines. Steve's Papius "crocodile" looks it has ears. Given the wide...
Hendin's book is, by most reports, very good and not just for "cataloging" the coins. I'll buy it one of these days :) Your prutah is a...
I'll make the shirts :D
Although I'm not terribly interested in Judaean coinage, at CICF I did pick up a representative for my collection-- primarily because it was...
Yay! Such tidy job you did, too! Great coin :)
I'm ordering fabric this week and will consider making extras. PM me with requests. I can change the background color of the fabric if desired...
Artistic question/observation: Why, on so many coins depicting someone throwing a spear, is the spear held in one hand yet the shaft passing on...
The facing portrait's clothing makes me think it is a male. Have you ever seen a center-clasped garment on a facing female portrait? I don't...
I'd take that hemiobol in a heartbeat! For such a large flan (relative to weight), the devices struck up amazingly deep!
Looks like he has 29 in his Forvm gallery :wideyed: For Martin, 29 is a very low number compared to his Probus and Septimius Severus collections :D
You joke, but sooner or later someone will probably produce that exact play :D
Okay, I have to whip out this photoshop job again :D [IMG]
Oooh, nice! A Papius denarius has been on "the list" from near the beginning but I never seem to capture one (Martin must be buying all of them :D)
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