Eh...it's fine with me. What do you think of this Constantine? [img]
Holey Moley! You found a COL-NEM in your Ptolemaic pocket change??? You just won the lottery. Well, not powerball, but still, damn...
They would rock the house.
Fanam is a contemporary word for the denomination that was not in use until 1700. The Vijayanagara denominations on the card are correct, although...
Bruce, this site will give you a decent (and free!) introduction to countermarks on Romans. http://www.accla.org/actaaccla/baker2.html
That's OK - you stay on your side of the fence, I'll stay on mine. :p
Doug, the images are a hodge-podge of shots with no particular rhyme or reason. I'm gradually acquiring some equipment to improve the quality....
OK, thanks for the clarification Chris! I didn't really think it was rare, and it doesn't matter to me one way or another. I'm more interested in...
Not just my smallest coin, the smallest coin. [IMG] [IMG] [img]
I guess Melqarth was the Phoenician incarnation of Heracles, the hero-god. [img] I'm thinking it would make a great name for a big dog.
I'm beginning to feel the same way. I've also got two sons of exactly the same description. One of them doesn't care about his property at all,...
I don't think it's OCD to take care of your stuff. You work hard for it, and it would be a sign of disrespect toward yourself NOT to take care of...
Booze never worked for me that way - it would put me to sleep fast, but in a couple of hours, I'd be just as awake as if I had drank a pot of coffee.
Well, the reverse is on the first image - it's pretty worn. I realize that my pics aren't great - I'm putting together a new set-up with diffuse...
This coin arrived today. Here are my own images. [img] Tiny little thing at AE13, but it definitely floated my boat to have a coin arrive in...
[img] Well folks, there you have it. My entire collection on three-and-a-half plates. In my defense though, I didn't start collecting ancients...
Yeah, I've got two also. It's getting about time to teach them how to shoot for themselves.
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I suffer from occasional bouts of insomnia, which is occasionally self-induced. I'll go some gathering or party or whatever, and drink more coffee...
Bing, I'm using Paint.NET, which is a free download, similar to GIMP. I wouldn't want to do this with a huge collection either, but mine is...
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