Anyone else going to the Whitman show in Baltimore this coming week (Nov. 14-17)? I plan to be there on Friday, and I think it would be fun if we...
Absolutely, a well-worn coin can still be very attractive. A couple of examples from my collection: A Vespasian bronze from Alexandria: [ATTACH]...
Very nice coin David! I've previously posted this coin of Domitian from the same city, which Hendin believes is also a Judaea Capta issue:...
Well, the image style and quality is similar to mine, I do collect Roman coins (even ones with no obvious connection to Parthia), I'm not afraid...
Very nice OP coins. I think Persis tends to get overlooked, but they maintained the Persian cultural identity during the Parthian period and...
Personally, I would file them under (Greater) "India" because, while they do have some Hellenistic elements (use of Greek inscriptions, some...
I won 4 out of 6 lots bid on (two coins, two lots of books). Of the two I lost, one was a scarce and decent coin I had put a reasonable bid on,...
Which is exactly why I would submit such a coin, just to throw everyone off the scent...:woot:
Well, I can state that everything I say for this contest is true. Including the lies. Especially the lies.
Interesting, a lot more people seem to think that Coin #2 is mine than Coin #1. If you think Coin #2 looks like one of mine, wait until you see...
I started in ancients around 1992 or 1993, when the local coin store near my college got a bunch of cleaned but unidentified junk box ancients. I...
Speaking of nerdy, I have used footnotes in casual emails to friends. Just sayin'. :playful:
True, but the research is often the most fun part! There are a lot of resources out there on Chinese coins, and many of them are good, but if I...
Unfortunately, a lot of collectors avoid Chinese coins because of the "sameness" of the coins, but there is plenty of fascinating history, and the...
There are some good responses already on how we know the denominations of ancient coins. Our knowledge of ancient purchasing value is similarly...
Vologases IV's drachms feature an almost cartoon portrait, but I like them anyway: [ATTACH]
I would be very careful not to get too excited just yet. All Chinese silver dollar-sized coins (and most other Chinese coins of significant...
Yes, we definitely never post anything silly over in the Ancients section: https://www.cointalk.com/threads/new-coin-for-april-1.293926/#post-2697989
It's a Thai Buddhist medal. It depicts the 18 Arhats (also known as the 18 Luhan or Luohan), who are early Buddhist monks who have attained...
Well, the first "post-reform" Islamic coins (featuring solely inscriptions) aren't until 77 AH, and they don't look like that anyway. The style...
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