Maybe you guys should start asking the sellers & auction houses to mark the outside of ALL of your packages with "Free Gift", "Merry Christmas",...
Very nice, Z! Pegasus is always desirable :). Augustus is still a big hole in my collection, with only a sestertius in terrible condition...
Great year! Of course the solidus is nice and the Galla Placida a coup for rarity, but I really like #10 (standing caliph with sword) for some...
I haven't yet found a direct source, but here are other Fundanius denarii with auction descriptions noting the association with Marius:...
Wow, that does sound interesting!
Wait, I'm confused. The OP wasn't satire? These are real tokens used for payment and trade in non-ancient times?
Fantastic youthful portrait on this coin-- very different from the usual. Excellent score, Whiz! Have you picked up anything new lately? We...
It is a very nice find indeed! We've been discussing it in this thread :).
Take a smart phone with audio translation app :D
Excellent replacement! The ass would have sold me too :).
A tremissis from the large lot of Byzantines I purchased at auction a couple of years ago: [ATTACH] Constantine IV, CE 668-685 AV tremissis, 1.4...
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