... and then I stopped reading, to give me an excuse to post my Celtic AV stater :) CELTS, Ambiani celts. AV Stater, minted: Ambiani region,...
My recent addition, an AR Nomos from Tarentum. It was on my wish list for quite a while: the price was right, the condition was nice as well (note...
This tiny (9mm, 0.98gm) greek(?) ae still remains a mystery. It's prettier in hand than these out of proportion photo's: [ATTACH] on the obverse...
Wow! These are phenomenal! Especially the toning and strong strike of the series A. The series M var was from a recent timeline auction, wasn’t...
And ... it arrived :) [ATTACH] CELTS, Anonymous. Denomination: AE Potin, minted: Lingones ; 100 BC Obv: Three horn-shaped ornaments revolving...
[ATTACH] This one is heading my way. LINGONES potin unit, 90-70 BC. Photo's are not superb, but I suspect the coin to be in very good condition....
The HIMYARITE KINGDOM begs to differ! Funny little concave coins of very obscure rulers. [ATTACH] HIMYARITE KINGDOM, Amdān Bayān Yahaqbiḍ....
I've posted several 'how-to's : https://www.cointalk.com/threads/effect-of-sodium-thiosulphate-on-horn-silver.349346/ (this one contains a cool...
Ryro, try sodium thiosulphate (anhydrous) on the horn silver (just search for horn silver on CT to find an elaboration and explanation by me)....
It's your call to sell or not to sell - several arguments for both sides have been mentioned here already. I however regularly sell ancients...
Its difficult, if not impossible to tell based on a photo: you need to look in the flan cracks under magnification to find it out. To me, it looks...
A very Roman-oriented thread. A couple of coins with rulers depicted on them that have very little information in my usual online sources:...
Though a recent acquisition, I've grown really fond of this rare sceatta: [ATTACH] ANGLO-SAXON, Anonymous. Denomination: AR Sceatta (series D, BMC...
Wish you a speedy recovery, and hope you're doing fine. [ATTACH] GREECE, Anonymous. Denomination: AE 18, minted: Mysia, Pergamon; 133-127 BC...
I like it when my coins stare at me, though it's surprisingly uncommon to find them. For medieval, it's easier: [ATTACH] SERBIA, Stefan Uroš II....
Thanks for all the comments and coins with ravens - added a few to my ever expanding wish-list. @Orielensis, thank you for the compliment :) It's...
A very desirable coin with an in-depth analysis: this is what I like on cointalk!
Just for fun, I edited your photo the way I edit mine: [ATTACH]
This scarce (two on ACsearch, described as 'R3') potin unit was recently found near Abbeville, France (~40km north-west from Amiens, ~ 140km north...
Got two Indo-Greeks: [ATTACH] INDO-GREEK, Antimachus II Nikephoros. Denomination: AR Drachm, minted: uncertain mint; 174-165 BC Obv: Winged Nike...
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