I know gambling can be an addiction, but it just isn't my cup of tea. The one time I ever set foot in a casino I lost $500, and I was so steaming...
Those mint sets from the 70s and 80s are basically worth face value, so it doesn't really matter what you do with them after they've been...
I was a kid in the mid-60s, and it was fun to collect from change. I had Whitman books of Buffalo nickels, Mercury dimes, various silver quarters....
Yeah, that's the truth. I've seen people waste entire paychecks on tickets. I only buy a powerball ticket once in a while - when the prize gets...
That's my strategy. Laugh if you will, but one day I'm going to post my collection of aureii and you're all going to be green with envy. GREEN I...
WC, I assume you're in the 13-17 range. The only part of that contest that I find odd is that bibliographic citations are recommended but not...
That's an excellent Parthian, AN. I've looked at a number of Parthian coins, but just haven't pulled the trigger on any yet.
The other is a pseudo-autonomous issue of Laodicea-ad-Mare. This coin represents a part of the power struggle between Marc Antony and Caesar...
I like Tyche threads. I only have two, but they are interesting on a number of levels. The first is a common Julia Mamaea cast in Bostra - common...
Excellent coins, gentlemen. And thank you for taking the time with the write-up AN - that's much appreciated.
I'd like to find the clown that did that and give HIM a good brick cleaning.
It's a great looking coin - lots of character. That's some damn fine bottom feeding.
Very nice coin! I've got a semis of Augustus from Colonia Patricia with a similar patina. I'm embarrassed to say I haven't done any research on...
This arrived courtesy of bhaugh the other day. I'll take your unwanted hand-me-downs any day, brah. [img] [img]
It's a nice coin, VK. I haven't been bitten by the Islamic coin bug though, mostly because of the paucity of imaginative designs, but never say never.
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My Arabic's a bit rusty.
I'm sorry. All I've got is mistress. I haven't studied Islamic coins. I find them boring. :yawning:
You found a Muslim mistress?
Which would be a fifth of an ounce.
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