You folks influenced me to buy one of these nice coins about a year ago, from the ANA show in Chicago: [IMG] Maximianus CE 286-305 AE follis,...
I took a look but didn't see any ancient coins in their store or in auctions... only slabbed Jefferson nickels, Ikes, etc. Did I overlook the...
Actually, guys, I really was giving Alfred the benefit of a doubt...
@red_spork, that is great news! Thanks for the update. I'm hoping that Alfred (of Agora Auctions) didn't mean for his comment to be...
Yes. Images from CNG using search terms "AE, Apollo right, reclining". Man I love CNG's archives!! [IMG]
The owner of the website PtolemyBronze frequents Forvm. He is a very approachable guy. Perhaps you could email the site and ask for an opinion.
Is that a seam around the edge? o_O
Nice!! I've been looking for a couple of Ptolemy I coins for a while now but can't seem to find the right coins at the right prices :(. He's a...
:D I'm going with Jeff Goldblum fly. The critter's abdomen is too short to be a bee. Although, if a bee's abdomen is flexed, when viewed from...
Wow, the thick one is fascinating! How could such an anomaly have occurred? All other Ptolemy bronzes I've seen have an angled edge (obverse...
It's hard to believe no one wanted that. It's a great coin! Nice centering, very interesting reverse, clear devices. What's not to love?
What a fantastic little coin!!
Thanks for the fun writeup! I do like Julian II and one of these days will buy some of his coins. I'm going to put him on the "interesting...
They did withdraw several lots but there are some remaining which look questionable.
Seems like Doug has one or had one. Here's a webpage about holed coins and it shows one with remnants of the nails: [IMG]
@iamtiberius, Pecunem is up again but the auction has been suspended, resuming next Sunday. Unfortunately, they show it closed through lot 32, a...
Boat? I thought it was a tapeworm, reflecting the likely contents of Romulus and Remus's diapers due to their unsanitary feeding habits. :D
If I recall correctly, another Pecunem auction had server trouble and they rescheduled the auction for the following Sunday, although I don't...
isitdownrightnow.com shows that Pecunem is indeed down for everyone.
I might bid on a few and just noticed that the server is no longer responding. It's hard to tell though... so often the tech problem is on my...
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