Perhaps you missed the part at the very bottom of the page... "Take 4 months to pay" So go for it :D
I can totally imagine Steve drinking beer from this baby.
I'm new to ancients and obviously haven't seen everything, but occasionally while browsing I stumble upon something 'new' that takes my breath...
I played with the two stacked obverses in Photoshop and they do appear to be the same die. Further evidence (not that it was needed) that...
Fabulous coin. Love those provincials! This one has a beautiful look and is nicely centered; interesting devices. Nice pickup!
Forgot I had this. Need to reshoot. Alex The Great, AE19. [ATTACH]
A Hadrian/galley As from a Goldberg mystery lot (an excellent lot, loads of fun stuff). I gifted this to an avid YN. [ATTACH]
A Pontos, Amisos bronze [ATTACH]
Another green Elagabalus [ATTACH] MOESIA INFERIOR. Nicopolis ad Istrum. Elagabalus (218-222) AE. 26 mm, 11.1 gm Obv: AYT K M AYP ANTΩNEINOC....
Thanks for the assist, John! And yeah, that's quite the interesting balancing act.
Not sure if this type of coin will pass the censors on CT. It didn't on another forum so I'm blurring the offending feature... [ATTACH]...
One of my favorite Ptolemy specimens [ATTACH] PTOLEMAIC KINGDOM, Ptolemy IV Philopater AE42 221-205 B.C. AE42, 67.86gm Obv: Head of Zeus Ammon...
[ATTACH] Celtic potin, Leuci tribe 80-20 BC AE18, 3.4 gm Obv: bald warrior head left Rev: boar standing left, three half-circles below Ref: BN...
I'm always a step behind and a grade lower than SteveO. But 'blew it out of the water'? Ouch ;)
Improved? Not sure I've ever seen a bad photo by you. With coins like this, practicing your macro skills must be a joy!
Interesting. I much prefer the second coin, both sides. Not sure why... I just do.
More like a cheesy folk duo :D [ATTACH]
Just an artistic photoshop grouping of the coins. The center coin is an aureus. The largest coin in the group is the Syracuse dekadrachm. More...
Whoa, thanks for bumping this old thread, YOC! It was before my time and I'd missed it. LOVE all of these! Gotta get more Syracuse coins. As...
Gallienus antoninianus from a mixed lot, also with Hercules and thus a club. His club looks bigger. He looks quite proud. [ATTACH]
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