Plus Komana and Chabakta (Chewbacca? :D), and possibly others
This thread was fresh on my mind while digging through boxes of coins at CICF and I cam across this decent example from Amastris. It looked very...
Random interesting bee-related trivia, found when I was going down various rabbit holes looking for information about the tessera: 'Telling the...
:joyful::joyful: I thought about making this into a contest to see who can come up with the most creative explanation for the tessera. This...
[ATTACH]IONIA, Ephesus. Anoynmous c. CE 1st century Æ tessera, 19mm, 5.14 g Obv: CKωΠI, stage kneeling left, head right; E to left, Φ to right...
Excellent story, Martin! I enjoy hearing why people are attracted to the particular coins they buy :)
Maybe it's a RIC shortcoming. Some RIC 201s have no globe, some have one globe, and at least one (yours) has two globes. I hope you find a...
Wheeee! Do you have a target in sight?
The statement about the sea of slabbed Morgans was simply a colorful fact. Criticism was your perception. I collect ancient coins so the massive...
Oh goodie, another opportunity to show the Crab Hat! :) :) :) [IMG] BRUTTIUM, the Brettii 216-214 BCE Æ quartuncia, 13.5mm, 2.06 g Obv: head of...
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Wow, at a glance I thought the Divus coin was Constantine! Constantine I's engravers sure took liberty with Claudius II's features-- he looks...
It's a tough one to find-- congratulations! The dual portrait denarii are always interesting :)
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Ah. That may well be the case, that they are lighting for and shooting in black and white and then colorizing the catalog. I did note some...
Doug, I agree with the strike and surfaces grade and that the coin is EF. What I wonder though is how any coins with less than a 5/5 grade for...
Chicago International Coin Fair, Rosemont IL April 14-17, 2016 This is a show report of sorts, although somehow I forgot to take even a single...
I think that's backwards. Ten years ago it had a rather uniform patina and in the intervening years that patina was mostly stripped. You can see...
Congratulations once again for using your considerable knowledge to score a good deal! Thanks for another succinct and informative writeup....
One dealer did place an order for two shirts and I had several more inquiries. Things are a bit hectic right now but I hope to begin posting some...
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