He's the guy who used to own that coin.
I had a feeling that coin might pique your interest. I need to find a way to photograph my coin so that it looks like yours - that's much closer...
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Thanks - it's actually so dark it's almost black. I had to lighten it up to see anything in an image.
Constantius Gallus... [img]
Super coins, everyone! Here's my only Gratian... [img]
A tentative step into Byzantine waters... [img] Byzantine Empire: Constantine V/Leo IV/Leo III, 741-775 AE Follis: 17.9mm, 2.09g; Syracuse...
Yeah, I suspected something like that. We'll see what happens. But in fact, I'd be just as happy with this coin as the Crispus, so it's a win/win.
Yeah, you're right. I spoke too hastily.
Constantius II Falling Horseman type. It's not worth anything in its condition.
I see what you mean then, but still...your version ain't exactly chopped liver. :)
That's your idea of modest? o_O
Cough 'em up!
I offered to buy it, but I still want my Crispus. I just don't want somebody else going without the coin they won.
Well, I won an auction for a Crispus and this came instead. Checked the seller's history, and sure enough somebody else won the Licinius. Somehow...
I don't know what junk boxes used to be like, but do a search on eBay for lowest-priced auctions, and on any given day, you'll find hundreds of...
Thanks Doug - premiums don't matter to me, but I'm a little embarrassed that I didn't notice the anomaly when I bought the coin. It definitely...
Doug, those phoenix variations of yours are beautiful. Thanks for posting them!
It's fine with me. I've got a few G's but no F's.
I've discovered that some free image editors don't recognize the extended ASCII codes for Greek letters, so it becomes troublesome to put them in...
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