Nice videos with Kevin Butcher! I could watch a lot more of those. John
I think what the author meant by "here is a coin" is "here is a coin I happen to have in my collection". :-)
One of the nicest Roman bronzes! A great idea to add bronzes. Their larger size have room for more lavish scenes. John
Another great post TIF! Write ups like this are what make cointalk a special place to be part of. :rolleyes: John
A really nice bronze! It seems very unusual for victory to share the obverse with the portrait. I don't think I have seen that before. How many...
Do you suppose the seller was just trying to pad the number of coins in the group by including that modern piece? Did they completely cover it...
I came across this Severus Alexander coin in a lot of cleaners. After removing the outer layer of dirt, I thought it was a denarius (exciting!)...
I enjoyed the movie. I am surprised by their estimate of 10 million coins made by the mint at Lyons! That is a lot of coins for hand production....
I like the sestertius Doug. The obverse has a nice portrait and clear legends. The reverse is very interesting and far from the average someone...
Count me in too if all the cool kids are doing it! John
Careful, ancient coins are very addictive! Hang around here long and you will be hooked. :jawdrop: John
Get your caligulae on Marcus! I have a fist full of antoninianii and we are heading to town to look for trouble while we can still say...
Thanks! The toning of the silver is darker in hand than the picture shows, but the picture shows the iridescence more prominently. You have to...
I recently found this nicely toned Gela Tetradrachm with the Man Faced Bull. I have been after one for many years and am really pleased with this...
Laughed out loud about that one. Funny, but pretty mean. It is not true that he met Marcus Aurelius in person.
That is a classy gesture! This is a great community. How about: I used to be buds with a dolphin, Marty, until one day he swam out to sea and...
This is a couple of my favorite Greek silver on a pile of random Greek bronzes. I like the different colors in the bronzes which makes the...
Here is a group of coins and artifacts I experimented with photographing on a sheet of black velvet. A Roman glass vase, a small Apulian red...
I have this creepy reverse dude with no face on a Diadumenian AE courtesy of John Anthony. Edited to add John's description of this unusual coin:...
That is a very nice score Steve! I would have scooped that up for more than your bid. I have this Syracuse bronze with a bull and two dolphins:...
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