Hahahahaha... you will make Steve's day :D
A hundred dollar bill? I'd spend that baby on an ancient coin :D Addendum: wow, only 87,500 of those puppies printed? Correction: I'd spend...
At a glance it looks Syracusian-- take a spin through the extensive Syracuse listings on Wildwinds.
It's amazing that rotting meat can taste so delicious :D
Awesome. Add that to its provenance :D
Hey Mikey, if you use the "upload a file" button and then click the "full image" option with your cursor in the desired location in the body of...
YAY! That's great news :)
Neato coin, Z, made more interesting by the writeup :). Proscuitto di Parma sliced tissue paper thin... mmmmmm. Not sure if I've had "real"...
I like the style of Mars on these coins. It's so different from most other Roman Republic obverse portraiture.
Pretty lil' dolphins. They are always tempting. One of these days...
(Edited because I misread your question) CoinTalk member Valentinian has some useful information about the chi rho symbol. See the link he...
Well if you're going to whip out any old dirhem, Steve, then I'm going to do so too :D [IMG] SELJUKS OF RUM, Ghiyath al-Din Kay Khusraw II bin...
Given that the coin looks wafer-thin, it's amazing that it survived in such good condition!
I ignored today's CNG because I have some budget-busting targets in upcoming auctions. Were you Clio'd today? It's like an Escher print-- is she...
Reticulation?
I don't mind the reticulated look of ancient silver-- often I find it very attractive, especially when it is uniform in consistency (like your coin).
Pan's my man :D [IMG] KINGS OF MACEDON, Antigonos II Gonatas 277/6-239 BCE, struck after 270 BCE, Amphipolis mint AR tetradrachm, 31mm, 17.06 g...
I love your new coin. Here's its brother :D [ATTACH] ARKADIA, Arkadian League 340-330 BC, Megalopolis mint AR Obol, 11 mm, 0.77 g Obv: head of...
Not a woman.
I've never seen anything that inexpensive on vcoins! Occasionally I see some in the $10 range. Definitely worth the price paid.
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