When you decide whether to buy it or not... post it either way so we can see the coin!
Oooh, I hadn’t heard about it until now but may check it out! I didn’t realize there were other twin cities/MN ancients people on CT!
Marty on the Netflix show Ozark should be buying his own fake coins on eBay rather than getting into all the trouble he is on that show... problem...
Glad you’re still with us Panzerman! I was just in Ottawa last week for work. It’s a beautiful city. I had not been there before. I really enjoyed...
I was looking through the coins for sale at http://augustuscoins.com and noticed a familiar face. Here is the coin for sale: [ATTACH] and here is...
It has a little wear on the beard but I've always liked this portrait of Caracalla from 213. I got it for less than $20 too.... man I love ancient...
Best. Painting. Ever.
Nice coin! What’s the size and weight of these? Are they rare because few survive due to small size/poor metal (but many were made) or because few...
Information here: http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=limes denarius
Hi @Beginner345, There is a search function on this board for searching terms like “limes denaris.” This is usually the best course of action when...
Haha, “the Kevin specials” that made me laugh. Poor Kevin, or Kevicus/Kevianus as he may have been know to his mint buddies... He had a lot of bad...
I did the same thing when I started with ancients! Mine held about 50 coins... I blew past that number pretty quick and the poor box was banished...
By this time portraits at Alexandria were usually pretty generic. This one seems to be a bit more carefully rendered and does show bald in front...
Haha, exactly! :) I probably need some better photos....
I know exactly the struggles of trying to identify these! I've had this one sitting as "unknown mint" for a long time. It's that larger and...
Here's my favorite Julian... from Siscia. I like his beard, funny looking lips and side-eye look. [ATTACH]
Great video! Thank you for sharing! A friendly suggestion: 34 minutes is a lot to watch in one sitting. I'd suggest choosing a particular temple...
It is a barbarous radiate of the late-ish 3rd century. It’s probably an imitation of a Tetricus I coin but sometimes these are too crude to tell...
Wow, what cleaning techniques did the seller use?
I've done this before.... the times that it's happened to me is when I've planned on bidding late on a coin and then forgotten, catching the...
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