Thanks!
For a good chunk of the 250's, it also would have far behind enemy lines, with Persia briefly occupying much of Syria.
Aha, so I was right! The bug eyes gave it away. Besides the initial Persian campaign, I always thought a Samosata attribution was strange; why...
I'm a bit rusty, but I think it is.
[MEDIA] Aaron Berk, a well-known ancients dealer, discussed the raw/slab markets, and the differences between the ancient market and the U.S....
That's a pleasant present! Is it from the Antioch/Samosata mint? I have pretty few Valerians; most of mine are Sestertii. I think the previous...
Secret Saturnalia was a success. It also has the advantage of starting on the 17th. I'm hoping everyone here has a great Secret Santa.
Some of the temples pictured are distinct from the other ones. I didn't know that, about the regional differences of Tyche's representation.
After some cropping and resizing, I can share these. I'm so happy with my generous presents! It's also my first Faustina (the lost bag of asses...
Quite interesting. The only ones of this type that I'm aware of in my collection are two very low-grade ones from dirtyoldcoins bulk lots. Both...
The posted gifts have been very nice at N-F. I was truly blown away by the generosity of my Secret Saturn. *Grr, I have to drag my pics into a...
Thanks! The Mauger medal is a very cool 'modern' coin.
My father does sometimes collect ancients, although most are budget types. I had initially chosen the Divus Augustus as the coin present. While...
Those are nicer than my first purchases; a decrepit Nero as and a junk box MSC.
Their shipping has recently returned to about where it was in 2022; about 2 to 2 1/2 weeks, from order to door. In late 2022 through much of...
I knew I had a good feeling about this year. No complaints here about this year's Saturnalia, and last year's wasn't bad, either (and last year's...
One person once got a beautiful VF Octavian/Antony Ephesus denarius. However, it was a very popular member. I don't expect nor do I deserve, a...
I've only done it once. Some people got really lucky, others were only moderately lucky. I don't recall any outrageously bad ones, last year....
Happy Saturnalia to all and I enjoyed giving my gift. My gift was also cheerful, one BCD coin, one Kushan and a Hermaois posthumous, as well as...
[ATTACH] NERO AE orichalcum sestertius. Struck at Lugdunum, 65 AD. NERO CLAVD CAESAR AVG GER P M TR IMP P P, laureate head right, globe at point...
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