Really like the OP coin, natural orichalcum looks great to me, go zinc! This is an intriguing coin from @ancientcoinguru. Is this a mint error...
I have learned a lot from the contest posts. Love the sculpture of Musa. She must have been quite the person to start out a slave and end up an...
I like to buy lots of less expensive ancients for the fun and mystery involved in attributing them. I generally know roughly what most of them...
Looks great. Look back at how it originally looked. John
If you bid more than the reserve you get the item for the reserve price, assuming no one else bids more than you or more than the reserve. What...
My favorite Larissa: [ATTACH] Larissa Drachm, 350-325 BC BMC 57, Grose 4620 Ex Empire Coins, 1987 Another I paid a whole lot more for that is...
I like your description : "Pretty high grade." :D
A really nice op coin. I love the toning. John
"The Long Ships" by Frans G. Bengtsson is a fantastic viking historical novel. If you are interested in this time period then I highly recommend...
It sounds great. Do you think the articles would be comprehensible to average ancient collectors?
Only 1,000,000 slots to fill in to have a complete Roman set! How about just a complete Roman aureus set, that would be more manageable. The...
Great Thread about a very interesting series of coins. I wonder how they prepared the blanks for these very large thin coins. How did they cut off...
I like toning and a little original dirt to highlight the devices..
Engraver had a fun time the night before? Lost track of what they were supposed to be engraving?
That must be super satisfying to have found the book. Nice work. I started this thread hoping to learn of good new coin books to enjoy. So...
I second the summer being a time for auction bargains based on my admittedly limited experience. John
Good shots for 10mm coins! John
I like how you have cropped the faces to just super close ups. Like, hey!, I am watching how you are treating my coins! Nice work! John
A very attractive coin! It almost looks like the eye feature is actually a corrosion spot rather than something in the original dies. Does...
I really like a blue and hopefully natural patina.
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