Did you look through the coins of Edessa, Mesopotamia? I think you'll find it there.
I'd rather have new threads than a mess of stickies taking up real estate on the first page.
No need to worry, Doug. They can buy freshly scrubbed slabbed coins from GreatCollections, such as this (ahem) lovely sparkling clean Galerius...
Answered in another thread. It's best to start a new thread for such questions. Also, just post it once.
Welcome, Desi! Unfortunately your coin matches a known fake (from ForgeryNetwork). [ATTACH]
Roma had a very large number of Etruscan coins in their last few auctions. The estimates were high and there were oodles of unsold lots.
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Once I get to that point, I'l price out direct engraving of the dies vs. lost wax casting of 3D printed waxes. I may be able to do the casting...
Maybe after the holidays I'll strike a few more, although the original dies have rusted (whoops, should have coated them with WD40 and stored them...
I've been researching different CAD programs... gosh they are expensive. Plus, I may need to get a second computer dedicated to that use. Too...
I don't have an Elagabalus Providentia but do have a Postumus with that reverse. [IMG] Posthumus CE 260-269 antoninianus, 20 x 22 mm, 3.0 gm...
Here's another cupid--two actually, being forced into labor :D. It's among my favorite coins :) [ATTACH] Roman Republic moneyer L. Julius L. f....
Go ahead. I learned a fireproof spell from the Harry Potter books :D
One of the above sequences is correct :D
These two types have been on my buy list for some time. Neither are fleur de coin but both are good enough. [IMG] Roman Republic moneyer C....
Arkarnania (also spelled Acarnania) is a region of Greece: [IMG] On Wildwinds I didn't see anything like your coin for any of the cities of...
Slabbed doesn't necessarily mean higher price. It depends on the context: auction or fixed-price, dedicated ancient dealer or "little bit of...
I agree with the above. From what I can see, it looks like a nice example of an early Corinth stater. Photoshopping out the $*#@ plastic and...
I do too! For some reason that one is especially appealing.
Pork products aren't necessary for every post but a cartoon might help :D [ATTACH]
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