All items sold. Thanks CT!
There were basically three types of casting trees... [IMG] Sometimes you find coins with sprues on both sides of the flan, whose flans would...
I was making a distinction between the overflow runner and the runner that attached to the casting tree. I suppose it depends on how we define...
Those actually look like completely intact overflow chambers. The sprues that attached to the casting tree would be at the top, no?
Presumably the emperor was the more important part of the coin?
Sprues are common among bronzes. If the edge of the flan wasn't machined after it came off the casting tree, you frequently find a sprue. I have...
You know, my wife had a similar stash, from her travels in Europe. Neither of us had any interest in keeping it, so I dumped it on eBay for $20,...
Holey Moley, Ides.
We can always count on you, Martin!
I'd like to see what you guys choose - should make for an interesting discussion.
It looks like his head got twisted around 180 degrees. What an unusual and marvelous piece!
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Wow. A purple denarius!
I'm repeating myself from recent threads here, but I'm in the process of photographing my collection at the moment. I guess this will inspire me...
Well, we were going stay on each letter for three days, so let's stick to C for now - lots of C rulers.
I think ADD might be a problem that collectors of ancie - HEY, let's go fly a kite!
Well, the one at that CNG link went for 2200. For that price, I'd want two sides of a coin. o_O
Definitely one for the bookmarks. Thank you sir!
Bing, I don't know what you're referring to with "Helvetica's table" - an online resource?
Thanks for checking Bing. I don't have RIC, and the closest thing ERIC II has to my coin is this... 134) B20, O11, R069, T022, M2 Exe: Γ/XXI 283...
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