Well, I totally misread that. After taking a few shots and zooming in, I see that it's obviously dot, BSIS, dot. Thanks again, Doug! [IMG]
The first is a new shot of an old coin, the second is a newp, another bargain bin coin. It's striking to note how differently coins can age in...
We live in the heart of Amish territory. Some folk have to contend with the noise of stench of the city, whereas we have the clatter of tireless...
Lol, Doug. Fair enough. I've got a little portable set-up I can move outside into the sun, but then I have to curse the cats that insist on...
Those of us that collect Eastern provincial and autonomous city coins would consider that a choice specimen. I don't know anything about that...
Yup. Here's the auction. I won another coin from the guy, and he refunded the shipping fees on both... eBay I suppose I still haven't decided...
No worries Mat, I know these are extremely common. Mine was six bucks, shipped - an act of bottom feeding. I'll pick up one of the fully silvered...
Bit of a ragged flan and some cut-off legends, but I was attracted to this piece for the equally strong EF details on both sides. Looks like a die...
I don't recognize that as a Syrian/Antioch type, Chris, but that doesn't necessarily mean anything. I'll look through SNG when I get home and see...
No, there are a handful of other types, but I guess they're quite rare.
That's a beauty, Cucumbor. Thanks for posting!
The prices on vcoins are high, but of course, everybody has overhead. The rent there is $79 a month, but that may not be the only contributing...
Price guides for ancients are pretty much the same as price guides for any coins: they're a snapshot in time, taken from a specific sample, and...
I'm not certain of it, but everything I can dig up on this little Dilepton points to Antiochus V Eupater [img]
Well, it's been a good night for me. Here's what I snagged... 1. A Byzantine follis of Constantine V/Leo IV, with nice, sharp busts. 2. A...
I agree. In my neck of the woods, the Amish run live auctions all summer long. It's fascinating to watch the bidding because people get into a...
Well, I had my eye on 7 coins tonight. I got four of them so far, 3 to go...:)
I tried that a few times, because that was the advice given me on this forum by various members, but it never worked. I'm in the sniping camp.
Great pieces, Bill!!
I took new pics of my favorite Trajan yesterday... [img]
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