I think it's a keeper. Mars is so ugly it has to be.
Welcome alitherage. I do not recognize the coin in question, and it doesn't look right to me. Stories like this or "I inherited this", etc.,...
That's exactly why I use a snipe program. And even then, my max bid may never make it to be sniped.
Another nice RR TC. Prancing horses and all.
Well, we'll never know, will we. We can only imagine what might have been.
What an imagination! I can see it now that you point it out, but I had to squint. Never heard that nor even paid any attention to be honest. I...
Both are nice coins H8, but the Sinope is my favorite. Great detail. Also like the reverse on the Tyre.
I was referring to the simpulum & lituus. In mine, it is in the "PD" formation. In some of the others, including Mikey"s, it's the opposite....
Notice the difference in the " simpulum & lituus" on your coin and mine. One of the formations is more scarce than the other, but I don't...
My father was perhaps the smartest man I've ever known, but he too was uneducated having only completed a third grade education. He was a...
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I love these cows with sun glasses. [ATTACH]
Sounds like you had a great numismatic foundation. The only people I know even remotely interested in my Ancient coin collection are the members...
Here is one I picked up in Croatia on a business trip a few years back: [ATTACH]
Throughout the remainder of my father's life, he was adamant that we should have finished the job and gone to Moscow. He remained in Vienna for...
The image I posted of my coin is terrible so I tried to quickly do another this morning. I think it better reflects the actual coin. [ATTACH]
That was my father's unit although my father did not take part. He was wounded not long before and was convalescing in a field hospital.
I guess that depends on how deep your pockets go. I haven't found any of these that fits my budget.
I've always loved the design of this coin. Yours is an excellent example while mine is, well, mine. Not pretty, but affordable. [ATTACH]
[ATTACH] FRANCE, FEUDAL, Valence, Bishops of Valence and Die, Denier OBVERSE: Stylized angel facing, +VRBS VALENTIAI REVERSE: Cross annulet in...
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