There was no submission. In a typically sly Nabataean chess move, Aretas III bribed Scaurus to leave even as the Romans were being recalled,...
Yeah, well. What can you do? They're French. :rolleyes:
The only problem was the annoying music.
Yes, it was rudimentary, but entertaining nonetheless. Thanks for posting it.
I don't like serious collectors. I prefer the flippant ones.
That's an exceptional coin in terms of detail and color. Well-done! For Constantine II, I have this little follis, which is one of my favorite...
I will say that the one thing that looks the most fake among those fakes is the patina. I'm not saying natural desert patinas can't look like...
NGC does, but as Martin mentioned, it's a roll of the dice.
Very very nice indeed! Caracalla invented the antininiani, so this would be one of the first types of the denomination, with high fineness. A...
PCGS doesn't grade or authenticate ancients, that I know of.
You collect some damn cool stuff, B.
Holy moley, you guys have got a lot of lions.
I'm gonna stick to collecting cheap junk. :(
Wow. This is a depressing thread.
Is that lion a mint mark?
It's a bull and a lion at Moesia's sides. A little hard to tell with the coin's condition, but it was a bargain I couldn't pass on... [IMG]
...with the blue toning? Do they consider the color not market acceptable? Or is it just a coincidence in the market that I can't find any for...
That's a coin minted in Lilliput. Very rare.
I've discovered that I'm most interested in archeological numismatics, and recently I've been delving into ancient coinage of various Arabian...
I saw the Postumus earlier and I like it very much - just didn't get around to commenting on it. It's got very strong features - good portrait,...
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