Belgium. (PCGS MS65 RB) [IMG]
There is something about that design, which, though starkly modern, "speaks" to me somehow. It must be those trees. I like it.
(Edit- this discussion was later addressed in a private message, as I probably should have done from the start)
Yes! He told me the big'un was 70.1g.
Love the glossy surfaces on that one on the right.
Oh, my, that is quite handsome, and the victoriatus absolutely stunning.
That's a really nice haul. As I mentioned in our discussion on the giveaway thread, I have not yet owned any Ptolemaic coins.
Impressive.
That's quite unusual, and interesting. The sans-serif font is definitely modern, though, as mentioned.
In my limited experience as a coin dealer, I've been presented with supposed Spanish treasure cobs ("pieces of eight") which came with similar...
Mine's on an oversized flan, as it was apparently overstruck on some kind of tetradrachm with an eagle reverse. [IMG]
Brilliant!
Dang, totally missed that. And that's one characteristic even I might have noticed, were I paying full attention.
Ditto. My eyes went to the N in ONE right away.
That's pretty profound. Or at least I think it is, having barely just graduated from the "Ooo, look! Shiny!" school of thought, myself. "Whoa,...
Ha! Great paint job!
Forgot to say, I loved that old picture. Nifty evasion copper, too.
Hope the wee lass is improving. My nephew Ben had that surgery around that age. Here he is now, just this month, freshly graduated and handsome....
Impressive array of ancients! I have yet to own any big fat Ptolemaic bronzes, or indeed any Ptolemaic coins at all.
You'll have to "compare the squigglies" on that page to figure out what the date is. I didn't even know what country at first, but Bangladesh was...
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