Yes. I meant it was on the lower end pricewise out of all the acceptable aurei I was seeing at the time. $3,250 is the most I've ever spent for...
You make me feel better for going waaaaaay out on a limb with my 66 guess. LOL ;)
Here's the cert page, for those burning to see the answer... :)
I think the days of thousand-dollar aurei are gone, I fear. You might be able to do it for $2K if you make some compromises. Others will correct...
Done deal- Lafayette and his pal Washington will be traveling to Georgia to take up residence in my Eclectic box. I’ll let the poll stack up a...
Maybe I won't swap, but I will definitely still admire your CircCam Laffybuck when I get to see it! (I'd like to...)
As @Terence Cheesman mentioned, if you want an "affordable" aureus in better grade (say VF and up), I think Antoninus Pius is your guy. As also...
No sandy patina on that one, but it's fine. Cool horsie.
Not “probably”. ;) (Yeah, me too.)
Guess the grade if you like, and give me your general opinion on the coin. Update: grade revealed in Post #19. It is not mine- yet- but has been...
@expat - I am a bit envious of you. You see, back in ‘07 when I was new to ancients, my newfound enthusiasm knew no bounds, and those were heady...
I tend to agree, but respect those who have the stamina for it. I’m sure it’s educational. Remember this is only @expat ’s third ancient, and...
Yes, the mud is what did make me come around to finding it plausible after all.
If we’re piling on with Antoninus Pius (and why not? :) ), here’s my sestertius. Note the similar reverse to the OP’s coin. [ATTACH]
That made me zoom in on the photo. Her hand is pretty flat. I still think it's MS, but I dunno. If it's a slider, I was way off!
The lucky number in our re-drawing for Coin D is ... [ATTACH] Number six! And Post #6 was by... @Roman Collector! Congrats, @Roman Collector!...
Coin D was never claimed by its winner, and it has been more than a month, so it's time to draw a new winner from amongst the pool of original...
I'll go out on a limb and guess MS66.
Oh, wow, those photos made my pulse rate go up! The preservation of those orichalcum pieces is unbelievable. Almost literally. I almost would...
Definitely graffiti. A handmade love token. Interesting, if a bit crude. The initials may look raised because there is raised metal alongside...
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