Great story, thanks for sharing.
I suspect TIF is right. I am not a late Roman expert, but I did a few searches and do not find the letter combinations in acsearch. That does not...
Interesting coin. I have a few cast pieces that are squarish, after being broken. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Your wife is training her well. My wife modified her quote to: "you spend money you don't have on coins you can't spend (and some aren't even coins)"
nice coin, it looks like the horses manes were braided
I had a good time watching parts of a couple of auctions. I have done this for many years, but still have some things to learn. I was late to one...
Doug, I think that is far from true. I read your posts even when I do not have time to read all that is written on a subject. Sounds like you need...
great coin! Is it one of these? https://coinsweekly.com/buckingham-gold-hoard/
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Nice coin @David Atherton , great portrait, well centered and with just the right amount of crusties. I am reading a book set in Rome about the...
I have won a few lots from BFI. It normally takes a day or two after the last day of the auction to receive an invoice. Once the invoice went to...
[ATTACH] Victory hurrying to the wedding.
Aes Rude and Formatum come in a variety of shapes and sizes. Your piece looks like a bronze cake that was cut / shaped into a bar of about 5 Roman...
My first, and only, Julius Caesar portrait coin was cut many years ago. I have several that were broken or cut. Some of them use when I let YNs...
Nice coins @Andrew McCabe . I like to show a few treasures at local coin clubs. I only ask that folks have clean & dry hands (we meet at the...
My avatar is a silvered (or silver) Astragalos. [ATTACH] The vendor's description: Roman Republican.Aes formatum.AE/AG knucklebone. Etruria or...
Great thread @Ryro . Alexander and those who followed him issued some interesting, and big, coins. Mine has an anchor counter stamp. [ATTACH]...
This silver bullion coin is not at home in Ancient Coins, but maybe folks here will grant me a bit of leeway. The following coin has features that...
Zeus' six pack looks too well formed.
I am not a big fan of dark spots. Some of my coins are spotted, but I have not cleaned further out of fear what might be below the spot. [ATTACH]...
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