It's a modern medal that commemorates the founding of Charles University in Prague, in 1348. It was founded by Charles IV (Karolus IV), Holy Roman...
I've noticed the surge in electrum pieces as well - maybe somebody managed to smuggle a recent hoard find out of Turkey.
If the auction houses lost money making the catalogs and sending them to you, they wouldn't do it. There's no reason to fret about receiving them....
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Y'all never cease to entertain me! :woot:
Yes, indeed. Nice to see @Quant.Geek 's pieces - varieties I've never come across
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I'm tempted to add that it was an arranged marriage, but my first wife and I picked each other out with no coercion, and that didn't work out much...
I would count it as a blessing and a compliment if Caracalla couldn't stand to be around me.
Hey, that's damn nifty. Bookmarked and thank you!
I've indeed seen a few that appear to have been hammered out. Between the hammering and poor annealing and probably low-pressure striking they...
That's the one! For those new to these types, many of them were overstruck on earlier sestertii, hence the rough surfaces - that's not from...
I had a handful of those last year from one of our CT friends in UK. They didn't last long. Ask @Jwt708 to show you what I think is the most...
Serapis was wildly popular among Romans. They had a fascination with anything and everything Egyptian, just as we do today. I remember when the...
Well the campgate with the ornamentation (or is it an awning?) over the door appears to be a rare type. I found no examples of the variety on...
Whew, $18.50 is a good price. I was afraid there for a minute that I had to give you a good spanking.
Well if you're willing to see another "I" on your coin, LEG VIII fought for Severus in Parthia, which at the time extended well into Eastern...
It has the character of an Eastern bust, the long face and pointed beard. It's the sort of bust found frequently on the provincial coinage of the...
That's lovely!
Mat's $10 Quintillus is a market anomaly - a total steal! At malls like vcoins and ma-shops, or elsewhere, you'd pay at least double for the OP coin.
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