Excellent pieces here.
Very nice.
A great type to get. Congrats on the acquisition.:D
I thought Tacitus only reigned for a year & his half brother only 3 month.
Get better & look forward to seeing some photos! Posting some obscure stuff might tempt me to get into them or at least one example ;)
I recently replaced my Philip I I parted with due to it literally flaking apart. Large flan with very light weight. With patience I found one...
Some new ancients I just got delivered :D [IMG] Philip I (244 - 249 A.D.) AR ANTONINIANUS O: IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG, Radiate, draped and...
+1
Lots of good ones to choose from but I eventually picked one.
Also many ancients in NGC slabs are VERY overpriced. A example is some are listed for $150 in a slab while a dealer on some ancient sites can have...
^Nice, & at pretty much no cost. Nice portrait & reverse.
Oh I agree, could be worse, like my celtic drachm. Im happy with it and dont have any desire to replace it with a higher grade one. I also got it...
Nope, wrapped it in a towel, placed it sideways on a hard surface and used a hammer on the side and hammered it a few times. Afterwards used some...
My first ancient in a slab, sadly the purist in me had to bust it out. Ancients dont belong in slabs. >( For history buffs, this is the man who...
Recently a Octavian in a NGC Slab surfaced from a collector who seemed to just be unloading his collection at rock bottom prices, I missed out on...
Beautiful addition. Already got my first greek Tet. on layaway but its VG at best, lol.
Wow 2012 cents already, thats fast.
Uh I basically answered it, just not in paragraph form, lol. But I can see why you want Chris, I view his & doug s. posts whenever one appears. ;)
Because many have been buried for several thousand years untouched and the majority have been cleaned in one form or another. The rules of modern...
Love the 1838 bust & its toning. All the coins are beautiful!
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