Great writeup and an interesting coin.
Thanks for the kind words. Yes the Cato the younger is an interesting coin. Of course his story is also very interesting. I love your Obol. That...
@Carausius Those are wonderful acquisitions. I almost bid on the Diocletian because I love the portrait. Unlike some I did not have any...
Hi @TIF If its too much trouble just say no, but could you please take a picture of where my coin appears in the Dattari catalogue? I tried the...
Sorry, I would not have bid against you had I known that. I do not like bidding against my Cointalk friends.
I love the patina on that one Steve.
Thank you, I was attracted to it as well.
Congrats on the pickup and I wish you the best for your next bid.
This first one I bought because it has a great Obverse portrait and a wonderful reverse. It also happens to be a Dattari coin. Most of these imho...
@icerain Great coin and I really appreciated your writeup.
Nice coin Martin. The reverse is especially pleasing.
Here is my only Trajan. It also happens to be my only provincial coin. I bought it for the unusual portrait. Trajan Silver didrachm, Ratto (1928)...
I love the portrait style of the Blasio
The "EX SC" also appears on the pre-reform denarii of Nero. These are quite scarce.
A very interesting coin with a fascinating history.
Some refer to it as a war trumpet or a dragon.
Ice wine you say...they make it literally a 3 minute drive from my house. I am surrounded by wineries. There are at least 80 wineries within 20...
My mother in law broke her hip and it was replaced within 2 days. This was in Ontario. Sure we wait sometimes but at least I will not lose my...
There is some argument as to whether or not this is a snake. For the sake of this thread I will call it a snake. As an added bonus it is about to...
Sorry, but this has changed for next year. Grants have been increased to cover the entire cost if you qualify. From the OSAP site: (this...
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