Prutot :)
Happy anniversary, boys! My interest in ancients and activity on CCF started just a bit after you left but I have stumbled upon some of your own...
Scotch. Bacon and single malt scotch. I'm sure the above must be a typo ;)
[ATTACH] Syria, Antioch ad Orontum 56-57 AD Pseudo-autonomous issue under Nero AE18, 4.35 gm. Antioch mint. Obv: ANTIOCEWN; turreted and veiled...
"Go big small or go home". :D Nice one, Steve!
Sorry, it's been a busy week and I'm not organized enough to quickly toss some up :(
The 600s BC should be short and sweet since there are only a few types... One I fully intend to get someday, just because it may be the world's...
I agree! Not much I can do about that though.
Unless CoinTalkers who don't live in Eurasia move there, we will have to keep trading modern money for our ancient coins :)
It's mine, purchased from CT member valentinian. He has a variety of interesting coins for sale here:...
...and another. [ATTACH] Steve's is the Ammon in Utero variety, mine is the Unicorn variety ;)
Well Steve, the Great White North has its own kind of beauty. But it's the type I'd much rather appreciate in pictures :) (Seriously, some of...
Doorstop, hockey puck, yep! This one won't blow away in the next hurricane. Gonna have to watch out for a flying monkey though :D The other...
2nd century BC: One of my very very favorite coins, a 15 shekel bronze coin from Carthage. Still trying to take a great picture, can't seem to...
One of my 3rd century BC favorites. I've had a thing for Pan ever since reading Jitterbug Perfume by Tom Robbins. Robbins has probably licked a...
WHAT?! I'm so outta here. :D
Maybe I'll just make a composite picture of my favorite BC coins :)
Hate to say it but this thread has turned into a bit of a train wreck. Not enough time to think about which coins to post and to dig up some...
Thanks so much for the review, vlaha!
Actually, I think the obverse die is the bottom die (anvil) upon which the flan is placed in that type of minting.
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