Martin is indeed a man of few words---but those few say so much!! And, I love all the posts, from Pish's OP through all the rest!! I don't seem...
Everyone has given some excellent advice for one who is just starting out in any area of numismatics... I was always told to read the book before...
I also have seen them on the moderns I once owned (Trade Dollars and Yen), but I was referring specifically to the 'circular' type found on Bing's...
Ah, Geez---I stand corrected again!!:playful:
Oops !!! I'll Edit my brain freeze (I thought you needed to drink a 'slurpy' for that?) or typo or whatever it was LOL
Well, let's get our feces together and answer JA's question!!! Leave to us to come up with ...'Get your feces together' LOL But, now JA's got...
Just joking JA:D---at least I hope we BOTH were!!o_O
Ok, Where are all the X- cross (chi-rho/christogam) experts to answer 'Derker's question??
Awesome coins JB----Just beautiful!! Hmmm, I lost a bid on the Antiochos VI drachm type recently---Are we bidding 'enemies'?:D
Terrific posts guys!!! No mintmark equals London------I wasn't aware of that...although I must not have one or I would have noticed, at least on...
WOW, and I thought I was the only one to do that LOL C-89, Both are (or were) terrific coins coin!!!
Obviously, my lower grade examples run for less than $50.00 each delivered....
Very cooool coins Steve---Elephants and owls.... and two boars confronting each other.....or is that Cheech and Chong??? I hate these Rorschach...
Bing, My congrats on both occasions---a very fitting RR post as a 'commemorative'. A very lovely coin with all the variations I relish---that...
I recently posted my two modest Ptolemies, but here they are again----Bookends of a sort since they are Ptolemy VI (and VIII) Philometor; and...
Coin walk about???? I thought Nero was Italian???? Australian?? Seriously?? Magnificent coin Steve!!!!
Now that is HILARIUS!!
Definitely a toss up for which is the most GORGEOUS!! Dammit, now I have to try to bid on one, probably unsuccessfully--- considering I just...
Really Beautiful Con-Comm coin JA---especially if you compare it to the one I have (not minted at Constantinople, but Heraclea)....
JEEEZ, OKI---That's the understatement of the year!! I LOVE that Galley!!!
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