Hmm, not a very happy ending.
What touches the tray stays on the tray. I'm keeping your monster :D. It's for the coin's own good. It was lonely without other playmates. :p...
Well... almost a pound. I'm 40 grams short. Guess I'll buy another coin :D. It's a great series to collect and there are hundreds more I could...
I was using a different Latin word for purple, "purpura". As in our language, there appear to be many words for the same color or similar hues....
The murex shell seems to be a nice visual play on the moneyer's name. Purple dye is made from murex mollusks; moneyer name Purpurio. Googling...
This one looks like a good candidate for cleaning with weak acid. Try white vinegar or lemon juice. It might take a few minutes or even a few...
Our friendly group is little but there are manyfold more lurkers than posters and many of us post the same thing on multiple ancient coin forums....
Okay then I'm going to trot out my decapitation coins too :D [IMG] [IMG] We had quite a run of these on CoinTalk last year, didn't we? The...
Oh sure, sweet talk me now after throwing me over for @ancientnut. It's going to take more than that, sugarbritches. Better send chocolate. Or a...
His legs are way off the flan, my friend :D (haha)
Here's one I don't remember showing before, although maybe I did and forgot. Sicily, Syracuse Æ Tetras. Second Democracy. Circa 425 BC. Female...
I think you'd be hard-pressed to find that Carthage bronze for $16 as a solitary lot. Nice!
The ol' flying monkey reverse.
Nice choice :). Your coin was on my Vcoins "consider buying" list for a while. Guess I should have acted sooner. Glad it went to a good home!
Hmm, well I don't have a Maximinus but I do have a Maximianus of this type, also from Alexandria. [IMG] Maximianus, 286-305 AD AE follis, 9.9...
Nice try, Steve-O. (wrong city :D)
Interesting coin! Nope, look like I have none from that city. :(
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I've been jilted! :inpain:
Any excuse to post more coins is fine with me :) Lydian lion trite [IMG] Caria, Mylasa hemiobol [IMG] Samos drachm [IMG] Lucania, Velia...
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