Since tomorrow is Columbus day in the USA, here's a nice bit of Columbus-related exonumia. Disclaimer: it is embarrassing that we celebrate this...
Yeah baby! Nice one! [ATTACH]
Oh yeah! I forgot about ol' Vima Takto! This was my first/only local purchase. Shipwreck coins are plentiful in local stores but only one or...
Thanks! There are a few dogs in the lot but overall, a nice 'insta-collection'. I'll sell or trade some of them, probably all of the later...
This came as a nice surprise in the Goldberg lot, which was billed as 'mostly bronze Greek and Roman'. Very artistic rendering of Jupiter. Not...
Wowee kazowee! IOM droppin' the big bombs again. What a show!
Another AE prutah of Valerius Gratus, Roman Procurator of Judea under Tiberius, minted 24/25 AD. [ATTACH]
AE prutah of Valerius Gratus, Roman Procurator of Judea under Tiberius, minted 16/17 AD. [ATTACH]
From the Goldberg lot. I think this is Volusian, from Pisidia, Antioch. Still working on the attribution. Looks like a lot of those issues have...
Ti. Veturius AR denarius :) [ATTACH] "I solemnly swear, upon this pig..."
Oh yes, the brussel sprout club! You have the most interesting assortment of coins, Steve :)
Since no one has moved on to the next letter, I'm going to sneak in another T. Just finished the prelim inventory of my mixed lot from Goldberg...
Nope, that would be my BospOREO, Sauromates I of the Bosporus Kingdom. Not huge but not tiny either... 29mm [ATTACH]
Gonna try to take a few pics of new Ts from the Goldberg lot. Meanwhile, here's one my of my favorite coins, Trajan with Astarte, from Arados,...
Oh shoot, are we switching to U/V today? I need to take a few pics of new Ts.
"NO, Your Highness! I was not looking at your wound, really! I was admiring your magnificent proboscis!"
Nice patina. And who doesn't love an elephant??
From the Goldberg mixed lot. [ATTACH] Nerva dupondius, 96-98 AD Rome mint 28.5mm Obv: IMP NERVA CAES AVG P M TR P COS III P P, radiate head...
Wow, IOM! That Tiberius dupondius... just, WOW. Never saw that style before. (going to look it up now).
Nice! I agree with John-- these are very satisfying in hand.
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