I'm just bumping this thread to put it above some of the closed contests, so we'll have all the active ones on top.
Which ruler is it? I thought that was an anonymous city issue? Admittedly, I don't know a ton about ancient Phoenicia in general, or Arados in...
The turn of the month is almost upon us, so it will be time for a drawing soon. I'm bumping this thread to put it above some of the closed...
Non-entry comment, which is a bit of a cliché by now, but true enough: "Buy the best you can afford."
Yay! Thanks for the update! I'll lock the doors on this thread now. PS- I think your photos might've been a tad better than mine. ;) BTW, if...
Good thing they were gold. Bronze and silver don't do so well in seawater.
Well, depending on my schedule, we should be wrapping this one up pretty soon, in 48 hours or so, so we'll be having a drawing soon! I'm about to...
Aha. Thanks. You know, @Roman Collector mentioned the Five Good Emperors in that thread, and that might be a good short set for me to do as a...
LordM Giveaway #61 (pick your prize + extra bonus drawing) This contest is now CLOSED. Winners were announced in Post #115 (Prize A) and Post...
Since I haven’t read Mary Beard until this morning, tell me about the rationale behind this “SPQR 14” list, like why Augustus isn’t there but the...
I’m well into Chapter 1 now! :) Of course this will send me over the brink into doing another 12C collection, for which I shall have to curse and...
Half dimes I’m familiar with firsthand, both as a collector and a detectorist. Getman States quarter-ducats are a different matter. ;) Yes,...
Not the right type, but I see this one is 12 mm.
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I will buy the book, and maybe start it on my commute home. Thanks again. As to my Twelve Geezers, here they are. (Or were, since this...
PS- @Wade Elliott - even though the coin you posted above is no CAM, and not even close to it, that PR69 grade is pretty impressive. Very sweet...
@spirityoda - I thought you might get a kick out of this one. It's off to PCGS soon. Somebody here posted one on the forums a while back, and I...
This man has a lot of experience and knows his clad-era coinage inside and out. The "cladking" username there is not mere hype. I used to...
Love the pix of the souvenir bottle opener, the street cafe beers, the exotic potato chips, and so on. Gives a feeling for how those coins got...
Lovely little piece. What's the approximate diameter on a quarter-ducat?
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