Nice wildman thalers! The wildman on this "Brillentaler" from Brunswick-Wolfenbuttle, 1589, of Julius, is certainly a hairy chap and I dare say...
That's an absolutely amazing stater! I don't recall seeing one with that level of detail.
Nice coin, Bing! Nice coins posted. Here's a Temple of Janus sestertius of Nero, Lugdunum mint, that I picked up in Besançon, France in 1992....
Nice coins! This is a coin that I purchased back in the early 1990s at a local coin shop in San Jose, CA. I really wasn't looking for this...
Thank you all for your comments and coins! I think our love for this hobby is rooted both in personal interest along with an amazing array of...
That's a beautiful Otho denarius with a fine portrait of him! The weak spots really don't detract from the coin's overall appeal. Well done!
Those are very nice and interesting coins. I haven't seen very many examples of fouree denarii. I wonder if any of them were actually used to...
Thanks. Both coins have pluses and minuses, but the example I have is a nice one overall.
Thank you. I guess with coins or just about anything else we've owned memories (good and bad) often come with them. Yes, it is important to...
I totally agree. The issue of compromising often comes with the higher priced coins, especially if you are on a limited budget. I think that...
Have you ever been a situation where you are looking at a coin that you have been looking for along time, and that you are on the cusp of buying...
Nice coin! The high relief design, while esthetically appealing, did have its drawbacks once the coins circulated for a while. Here's a...
Thanks for the links! I've found this source on Athenian intermediate "pi style" owls very useful for attributing a date range:...
Thanks and that's a really nice classical owl! No, the ring really doesn't fit - a bit too small for my short fat figures. I recently...
I can count the number of RR denarii that I own on one hand, but this is definitely my favorite. Roman Republic, denarius, L. Julius L.f. Caesar,...
That's an absolutely beautiful coin, with a wonderful centered strike, and a great portrait and reverse temple!
The kind of face only a mother would love... Olbia., Gorgoneion, Circa 400-380 BC. Æ cast 36mm, 18.1 grams. [ATTACH] Next: A legionary coin...
Here's a truly mixed bag. This is an antiquity that came out of Roma's E-Sale 100. The hard stone is either jasper or carnelian, probably the...
I think that's just the style of face that the engraver chose. I don't think it was meant to symbolize anything. With the classical Athenian...
Parthia, Orodes, AR tetradrachm, Seleukia on the Tigris, 55-54 BC. 13.10 grams [ATTACH] Edit: Next: A Persian coin from the 5th-4th centuries BC.
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