@noname is 15 years old. A holed tremissis is not an unreasonable thing for him to buy. Intact and high grade gold coins are probably not...
I have only one from the time of Roman rule of Macedon-- a bronze-- and I love it :) [IMG] MACEDON, under Roman rule D. Junius Silanus...
There are some very desirable coins in the Roma XI auction. Everyone: it is poor etiquette to post coins which are coming up for auction. Other...
I really like that coin, Noob! Nice examples, everyone!!
Good idea :D. Here's his main squeeze, Antinous: [IMG] EGYPT, Antinoöpolis. Antinous 2nd-3rd centuries CE PB tessera, 25 mm, 7.63 gm, 11h Obv:...
That's a sweet Sabina, Steve-O! I don't have any :(. One of these days I'll at least get an Alexandrian Sabina.
I like these Kamarina owl & lizard issues and will probably get at least one more. [IMG] SICILY, Kamarina 420-405 BCE AE tetras, 3.11 gm Obv:...
Oooh, nice one, Pish! The type is on my never-ending wish list :)
:wideyed::joyful::joyful::joyful: Just so we don't lose this valuable source of laughter, here are those images: [ATTACH] Another "Aegina"...
LOL! Plus, it's Gallienus, not Marcus Aurelius.
Perhaps, but the images are not in focus and the lighting is bad. Better images-- and cropped so you don't bog down load time-- will be helpful...
If I'd seen that coin before the auction, you would have had some competition :D.
Welcome, @vintage-eu! Nice choice of avatar :)
Nice one, Z! As @chrsmat71 might say, that's a fondler :) @Carthago, you never disappoint! Nice coins, everyone. I have neither early nor late...
Yes, except it is year 13 (L IΓ), 128/9. :)
That's my guess.
I enjoy occasionally buying one of the finest known examples of a rare coin. This is not such an occasion. While the coin is rare, with only...
OMG, I've misread that for three years! Thanks for correcting me, Warren! DYLSEXICS UNTIE!
"BI" = "billion", the rather strange and nonspecific name for the silver alloy used for Roman Egyptian tetradrachms through roughly the mid 3rd...
When faced with what appears to be an applied patina (one that is soft rather than hard), I try to remove it in this order: 1. Soak in water,...
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