I had a fabulous time. Spent too much money and made some stupid decisions, but I have a bunch of new coins to photograph and post :) I also...
Wanna hate me even more? I bought this fantastic bauble for only $90 :). It was my best deal of the show.
Heck yeah. I'm wearing it right now :)
Oh, I do have another bee! I picked it up this weekend at CICF. I've wanted an ancient coin pendant for longer than I've been collecting...
Nice apiary, everyone! I bought a bee a month or so ago but haven't posted it. Tonight I'll work on the writeup and also add it to this thread :)
The reverse figure appears to be holding a scale so I think it is Dikaiosyne (or whatever the equivalent deity name may be for that city or...
One of four Roman Egyptian coins I picked up this weekend :) [ATTACH] EGYPT, Alexandria. Hadrian year 18, 133/4 CE Æ drachm, 26.41 gm Obv:...
I suspect TC is asking because the "WRL" stamp is used by Westair Reproductions Ltd but their stamp looks nothing like the countermark on the...
The cost of your time in dealing with the delivery hassles is also a factor. I'm glad this story ended well. As for preferring coin shows, I...
[IMG] I agree with the surface enrichment (depletion gilding) theory :)
Well, then my coin isn't going to invite yours to the big dance this weekend. :P [IMG]
I have only one but it serves triple duty: fourree, mule, and part of my "Alternate Modes of Transportation" set :) [IMG] Roman Republic fourée...
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I have one I'm very fond of :) [IMG] KINGS OF MACEDON, Philip II. 356-336 BCE AR tetradrachm. 24mm, 14.20 gm, 12h Pella, 342-336 BCE Obv:...
I have a similar coin and story, Steve. When I bought this Sauromates I a few years ago I didn't know about smoothing and tooling :( [IMG]...
Fantastic, David! It is extremely nice for the denomination! Congratulations :)
I'd love to have that one. What a nice and unexpected find! Alexandrian obols: [IMG] EGYPT, Alexandria. Vespasian year 5, CE 72/3 obol, 21 mm,...
That Probus obverse is beautiful! The Numerian is pretty fabulous too.
Wonderful pickup and I'm oh so envious!! I want one with a hippocamp. I'm afraid these Taras nomos will be like potato chips-- once I get one,...
Postumus appears to have issued more interesting reverses than I realized! Nice coins, everyone. I have only one of his. [IMG] Postumus CE...
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