Not me. At any given time the vast majority of my stuff is in the bank SDB, but "Bank Day" means I have contemplated the stuff I have at home so...
In Israel in the early 1970s it was said some counterfeits were fed to goats. When the coins got through their digestive systems, they looked old...
About fibulas: That reasonable suggestion seems contrary to this evidence: My post (fifth one above)...
I expect it will be expensive and cost you money that could be spent on coins you actually want. There are very few long-term ancient-coin...
Well done! You got some excellent pieces. I particular like the Gratian (first coin) and Constantine commemorative (last coin), but the others are...
I love the Nilus type of drachm: [ATTACH] Hadrian, drachm stuck at Alexandria. LIH = year 18, 133/4 Nilus reclining on a crocodile. Emmett...
If you pay more, you can buy better coins. That's obvious. Some of the "Top 10" threads include very expensive coins. That's great and we love to...
@red_spork , I really like your post--partly for the coins but even more for the good commentary. I would want #10, Lepidus, #7, early...
@AG_NYC , welcome to CoinTalk. As others have noted, it is a coin of Marcus Aurelius. The ancients often used the same design on coins of...
@Michael Stolt , they are excellent. My favorites are the Marc Antony/Octavia cistophorus, the Marc Antony veiled, and the anonymous club denarius...
Interesting. I stand corrected. Not all fibulas are fastened over the right shoulder. Some are over the left shoulder. I just looked at several...
Thank you! I hadn't known that site existed. I'll be using it in the future.
I think the Pan right/griffin is one of the most attractive ancient bronzes. For its beauty alone those prices seems reasonable. However, there...
I have a copy of the original 1986 Anokhin Russian-text "MOHETHOE ΔΕΛΟ bOCΠOPA" where the Pan right/griffin type is 111. So that old reference is...
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