Somebody mention Marsyas ? [IMG] [IMG] Phyrgia, Apameia Coin: Bronze - Turreted head of Artemis as Tyche right, bow and quiver over shoulder...
Be tempted! Ras runs the site. He is also an author of a work called ERIC which lists roman coins and also a website called tantaluscoins. I...
To be perfectly honest with you I wouldn't touch either of them. You don't know what you are going to get, there is a lot of rubbish in there and...
A tip that someone gave me was this, instead of buying a lot of ebay, contact a seller who is dealing in uncleaned lots and ask them how much they...
The book arrived today and the first chapter "Basic Concepts" told me things that I wish I had known a couple of years ago when I first started...
I started off collecting Romans by buying uncleaned lots from ebay. I learned a lot, the most valuable thing being patience. There are no...
7C any chance of a larger picture of your coin?
Excellent coins I love them :)
@JA the date that the seller (and wildwinds) gives is 100-60 BC so I assume that it could be either tribe. the only information I have been able...
I know they don't look like goats :) And thank you everybody for your nice comments.
It will now be known as the elephant spaghetti coin.:)
spaghetti hoop on the reverse?
I think that is the best Theodosius I have seen. Well don, quite a catch.
Or maybe two tapirs? Apparently not:[ATTACH] [ATTACH] CELTIC GAUL, THE SENONES. RARE CAST POTIN. OBVERSE: Two rampant goats facing one...
Excellent review, thank you Doug, I am looking forward to getting the book. I have LOADS of coins that I have not got around to looking yet, most...
I have come to this thread late and never heard of Bruck. I googled him and found a copy of his book on Amazon. It should be here tomorrow.
Different mints, different dies, different celators. These were made in the gazillions, it is quite exciting to find two coins with the same set...
I would have bought it as well. I like a challenge. It might need some radical work, and yes you might have to keep an eye on it for some time,...
Grading ancients is very subjective, I know a lot who don't agree with the grade given.
Nothing like a nice chunky coin in the hand.
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