Very nice selection, a man with great taste. I also Wish You and Your Family a Happy Christmas Holidays, and some nice coins from Santa:happy:
Congrats, you are off to an amazing start. I also love Mithradates VI, his AV Staters are super affordable even in FDC.
History is always written by the victors. Hollywood esp. has personified emperors such as Commodus/ Nero/ Caligula as monsters....how much of that...
Passion would also do:) Coins are those little, "happiness pills"
My God, you really got deals on those Byzantine coins. Amazing to put it mildly. Congratulations:)
Julian II another Emperor who met his just reward by getting a Sasanian spear stuck in his belly, pierced his liver, died an agonizing death. AV...
All very nice indeed Ken, but I like the Lucius Verus and the Ptolemy VII just a teeny bit more....love the Ptolemaic eagle on reverse, great...
Beautifull coins, everyone one of them! You have exceptional taste, all are masterpieces in their unique style/ design. My favorite is the Thasos...
Well all I can say is, "You sure did a monumental job" the coins/ beautifull photography/ outstanding writeup......The Gods are smiling on...
Congrats on a great year in coin adventures. My fav is the Julia Domna/ Lions Quadriga:) But that shows my true nature, I love coins depicting...
Impressive history behind those coins:happy: and also great coins in excellent state of preservation:):):):):) I will have some...
We have a Canadian TPG firm (CCCS) that grades very conservatively. I had a previous coin that NGC graded MS-64 they gave it an AU-58. The...
Yeah, but the stomach acids would eat up your coins:facepalm: Louis Eliasburg had the best way of storing his 60+ million dollar collection/ 70s...
I have to wait until 1551....but its a goodie.
Here is a Uranus AV Aureus that did not sell in Russian Auction/ starting bid 150K / the Pertinax did sell for 150K![ATTACH]
Next Peru a coin from Baldwins/ sent it to PGGS 1809-JA Lima Mint Fernando VII AV 8 Escudos MS-65[ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I have one Valerianus! AV Aureus ND struck 253AD Rome Mint Valerian I 253-60 ex: Tkalec poor guy ended up annihilated by Shapur/ ended up as a...
Actually, I used to collect a lot of different coins, from Canadian large cents/ tokens/ mintsets/ Morgan/ peace Dollars/ World stuff/ currency...
But its a nice way to spend $$$$$$:happy:
I kind of regret selling some of these. Help is here! I looked thru my "junk drawer' of coins that I put away to get rid of. Anyway, I found a...
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