I like ol’ grumpy-faced, hook-nosed Galba. He looks like he was a no-nonsense kinda guy. And not someone you’d likely wanna cross....
Eh? o_O
Not in regards to this coin, as far as I know.
Good question, and since I’m a total newb when it comes to Judaean coinage, I don’t know.
That particular V-dubya would make an ideal clown car.
Y’all can stop posting entries for @Good Cents and her nephews now. She’s gonna be getting a package for them with a whole lot more than just...
Just a year earlier than mine.
I don’t think so. Spooning would have had a much less smooth result, probably. I concur with your first comment. The edge was “shaved off”...
Very handsome! I’ve only owned one solidus before (a Zeno), and it was holed.
So I guess this coin in the OP is my first coin for 2023.
I did once own this Akragas hemidrachm. A somewhat lower grade piece, but I liked it. The ketos sea monster on it chomping on a fish was...
I’m jealous. I’ve been wanting a “crabby” coin for a while. I like those Akragas crab tetradrachms, but they get rather pricey. Perhaps I’ll go...
It was posted in the Ancient Coins section. I just used my magic moderator wand to move it over to the US Coins section. Presto! It is fixed....
I don’t know, but I like them. They seem to have made a lot of octagonal jetons in the early- to mid-19th century. (And even earlier, like your...
Precisely what happened to me, in my weary and distracted state after the show.
Thought I’d do a thread resurrection on this one, since I came here to fetch a link, earlier.
It’s handsome. Looks like a nice Brown UNC.
Nicely informative post, P&G. I have trouble thinking of anything they struck four and a half billion of as “low mintage”, but yeah, I guess...
Oops. Sorry. I got my Chinese dragon boats and Korean turtle ships mixed up, there. I've liked that type ever since I found one in a bulk lot....
In a similar vein, when I left the show on Saturday, I kept wondering why my key clicker wouldn't open that silver Kia Soul in the parking lot....
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