There was an earlier (2016) thread about this coin, but it was easier to create a new one than to retool the old one to my new format. Feel free...
Roman Republic: silver denarius of moneyer L. Furius Brocchus, ca. 63 BC [ATTACH] Obverse: III VIR BROCCHI, bust of Ceres right, between wheat...
Nice find.
Yep. You can see the parallel striations from the tool that did the grinding, even.
Why am I not surprised? :hilarious:
Larry, why don't you post them in your own thread instead of here. They have nothing to do with this discussion.
Just tweaked this old 2016 thread to match my new format, so I thought I'd send it up into the sunlight again.
Great little coins from a very interesting time period. Thev'ye been on my radar for the past six or eight months but I haven't added one yet....
I'm afraid it's only a very average 1941 cent, but if it's a coin roll hunting find, then that's neat. This is a very nice 1941 cent. (Not...
Yep. No jackpot, sadly, but if you're not into it for too much money, you've got a curiosity, anyway. It's still an 1853 Seated half, despite...
It does all seem to fit nicely on this one.
This made me go back to my first Roman collection to see what I had from Gallienus: [ATTACH]
That's the quintessential neckbeard coin. @Severus Alexander's example with Salus(?) emerging from his neckbeard is supercool. When the goddess...
You pull it off well and manage to look pensive there, rather than dyspepsic. I liked the Easter avatar too.
I'm a huge ELO fan, but I think the Mediæval Bæbes might be a more appropriate musical selection, given the title of this thread. :):singing: [MEDIA]
This one isn't as tiny as your tetartemorion (I love that word), but it isn't exactly saucer-sized, either. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Actually, I'm...
I had shingles last September and my forehead never healed compl- Oh, no, wait- you're on the Internet - you can't see my head! ;) Presumably...
Ah. Yes. Thanks for reminding me. I once saw one of the finest known (if not THE finest known) PEI cents out there. I forget the exact TPG...
Greece (Spartans in Taras, Calabria, Italy): silver drachm; Athena and owl, ca. 302-281 BC [ATTACH] Obverse: Head of Athena right, wearing helmet...
I'll use this secondary post for personal commentary later, when I get around to it. I'm trying to catch up on individual writeups for all of my...
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