@Collect89 does have a herd o' turtles. Maybe he will post them again here :)
It's some type of late Roman bronze, almost certainly. That's probably about all that can be said. [ATTACH]
Oh my. That could be almost anything! Is that bare corroded and heavily cleaned metal we're looking at, or is it crust?
Perpetually on my "buy" list, it took quite a while to find the right one at the right price. [ATTACH] ISLANDS off ATTICA, Aegina. 456/45-431...
Yes, actually I am trying to hog every example out there :D. For some reason I love these coins and the story they tell... and the rarity....
That would be so funny! Let's all pitch in and send it to NGC :D
These larger and well-struck LRBs are growing on me. I only have one, the GENIO reverse of Maximianus. [IMG] Maximianus CE 286-305 AE follis,...
Aw shucks. You guys are going to give me a big ego :D [ATTACH]
Svoronos 1000. The thing that looks like an earring must be a centration dimple with some surrounding corrosion. ptolemybronze.com is loading...
Yep, I'm just happy to see all of his coins! I do hope he leaves a few for the rest of us though :D.
Clearly, the correct course of action is to buy more coins :D.
The type is on my dream list, unlikely to ever be acquired :(.
I have trouble seeing the Mesambria diobol obverses as helmets. To me it looks like couture :D. [ATTACH]
I'm confused-- what is 23 mm, 10.53 gm? One specific coin you're comparing yours to? As for certainty regarding location of minting, you're...
It was struck in Alexandria, not Phoenicia, and is from the Ptolemaic Empire. Telling us the size and weight would be helpful. You can find the...
It's not Hadrian but it is a nice tetradrachm of Probus, a provincial struck in Alexandria, Egypt. Your scans are a little difficult to see but I...
Wow, Severatus... that is an exceptional tiny coin! Here are some of my smallest, edited to scale with a US dime for reference. [ATTACH] Left...
Uh, Oki... every Hadrian is on your want list :D [ATTACH]
[ATTACH] Mine is going to be more like a Caesar Salad collection. Find Caesars, toss lightly. :) (Apparently Steve and I think alike. Should I...
For those of us not knowledgable about these coins and time period, can you describe why this particular coin is more desirable, and what you mean...
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