I recall Panzerman mentioning that was his first coin. Even with inflation, it's still sub-$300 (I think). And what a first coin. Cool. The...
Mysterious :wideyed:. Goofy import prohibition? Or the current thing..? I can be non-partisan in stating that I was miffed when a totally...
Indeed. It's certainly not that bad, and a nice buy. I have no Cistophori in my collection. I know nothing about Georgian coins, but...
I like the Religio Aug Sestertius! A good patina adds a lot to a coin!
Wonderful, Ryro and Panzerman. Panzerman, I recall that you mentioned that AV was purchased a while back, but even with inflation it would still...
Well, the Didius is one of my all-time favorite Roman types. The Salonina has a nice patina.
Nice and double nice!
Riffing off a recent thread of mine, let's show people that it is possible to acquire attractive examples of coins purchased at $300 or below....
Typo, "...bad shape, but was ugly one day one, but.." is meant to be ..ugly from day one.." Drat, my hands are too wet to open the other package....
I could use either a Sony dSLR or a Note 20.
Don't I just need a flat surface? Perhaps even the scrap base of a cabinet will do.
I like it! Made doubly interesting after the podcast The History of Byzantium did a deep dive into Khrusru's Syrian campaign.
Nice coins. How long did it take?
Well, my neighbor is an accomplished cabinetmaker. I myself am totally hopeless with fabricating things.
Lumpy or not, Justinian was a truly great man.
Yes, it's a darling photo and I like the green Faustina!
Hmm, strike the green Augustus I posted. It was one of the rare times that the coin was sold before and it was a ghost listing. It was bought to...
I also hope to find a pre-reform follis of Antioch which has the semi-realistic bust. They're not terribly rare, but I've been waiting for a nice...
Very cool. You're like the Sherlock Holmes of finding buried coins! How neat!
I've had similar questions about photography. Where does one get the pictured stands? Does the white plate come with them?
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