Yes, there is a little bit of aqua blue on the obverse and a tiny bit of scattered color on the reverse. Love your new tet, Collect!
Last coin purchased in 2013, just arrived. I'd like to get a tetradrachm but the price was right and it sufficiently scratches the bunny itch for...
That really is a nice coin! You can send it to me and I'll try to take some pictures. Might take a year or ten ;)
I've had occasion to post this coin several times in the last month and here it is again. Sorry for the repetition but it is one of my favorites....
Sigh. I want one.
It does look rather fetal or, as in the case of some cultures, a body put in the fetal position in preparation for burial. Although mine is...
Here's a coin likely minted in the 5th century somewhere in Macedon. Not a lot is known about it other than it is the only ancient coin depicting...
This guy has an entire website and collection devoted to the coins of Diadumenian. Considering his youth and brief reigns as Caesar and then...
That is pretty darn fortuitous! Sounds interesting. Since Alexandrians are also something I am starting to focus on, maybe I'll look for this....
Oh. Yes, of course. Now that I think about it, the few public domain catalogs I've browsed are like that. Vlaha, since you seem to be most...
Since this is a World and Ancient board, maybe we should keep it going to the current century.
Ye gads!
The Buddha coin is on my LookFor list. Here's my oldest coin, from late sixth century BC. [ATTACH] IONIA, Samos. 510-500 BC AR drachm, 13.7 mm,...
I think Zumbly suggested it but I'll gladly post and watch :) Most of my favorites are from the earliest centuries of coindom. Looking forward...
"Post your favorites by century"... that would be a interesting and fun thread! Perhaps have 3 days of posting for each century. From seeing...
Not too shabby, coinbro! Hmm, I never finished cataloging that load of Byazantines I got....
Not enough o_O [ATTACH]
Thanks for the pictures! Good luck today :)
Thanks for mentioning that, Doug. I forgot to. It feels a bit uncomfortable posting positive things about this seller, yet there are positives...
The flans may be shabby but there is something compelling about them regardless. John, you may live to regret inciting interest in these...
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