How did she pay for it? Cash?
A very fine denarius indeed: well-struck on both sides. I've got one Philip the Arab provincial to share... [IMG]
Coin or token is rather up to debate. I'll quote Hoover's excellent work on this coinage again, in which he makes a compelling argument to...
If the seller has a return policy, it's not a gamble.
lol steve
I absolutely love this coin - I haven't seen anything like it before, and I have to say I'm curiously drawn to the transitional period between...
Well now. That was not the reaction I was expecting for a dingy little obscure piece of lead, lol.
First a quote about these coins from Hoover (footnotes and references to plates removed)... The coinages of the Nabataeans have long been...
It has a sinister look to it - great eye-appeal. What does "completely degraded issue" mean?
Great looking coin. Those aren't earmuffs, they're radiate headphones. He's listening to some headbanging goth. :singing:
I saw this coin at one of my favorite dealers this morning, and it was only a few bucks over the bargain bin coins, so I had to jump on it. Those...
Griffindor always wins the house cup. Dumbledore will step in at the last minute and crush the hopes of those nefarious Slytherins.
Minus ten points from Griffindor! :)
I can't compete with your wallet, Rudi, but I've started a small collection of budget sestertii, for no other reason than the size and weight of...
The obverse is perfect: centered, with complete legends. This coin is scarce in this condition - I looked at dozens and dozens of examples, and...
This fabulous little tidbit arrived today, and I couldn't be happier. All this detail on such a small coin - it's quite impressive... [img]
So from that link, it would appear that you have the Crusafont Group B type, and a high-grade example at that.
Looks great. I'll add my Colonia Patricia Semis to this thread (even though I posted it yesterday), since it comes from the same neighborhood. Who...
Looks great VK! As Chris said earlier, it's a mature numismatist's coin, not that I know anything about maturity. :) Is it the only type of...
You know you've got a show-stopper when the US collectors start tossing around compliments. :)
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