Lovely green highlights on that coin, @Valentinian !!
Agreed! Great coin to start with! Here is my first Ancient... I took about 3 months to buy a second one, then minutes for a third. :) [ATTACH]...
Perhaps one person went in for a first bump and the other went in expecting a handshake, and an awkward moment ensued... [IMG] [IMG]
Is that straight from RIC?
I thought for sure that was Macrinus! Epic 0% though... :bag:
A simple Google search of the legend can usually help point you in the right direction....
Might be tyche
Great competition, great coin, great countermark, and great collector! Way to go, @dougsmit! Here's to doing great in Round 2! :):):)
Congrats to you both for a great round!
Whoa, I think I'm seein' double!! :jawdrop:
And another example:...
Great coin, @dougsmit!! As a designer, your description and breakdown of the CM is so fascinating! Well played!!
Probus Alexandrian Tetradrachm (L-Δ = year 4... would that be 278/9?)
Interesting distinction between the two! Nicely done with snagging that new Vesp variety! We all have to start some where, right? And there seems...
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