That is one fantastic coin you have there, love the detail on the sphinx.
Great coin and love your pic, thanks for sharing.
I found another early rare instance of a temple on a Greek coin, although under Roman rule about 2nd century BC. It looks as if the Celator's of...
Beautiful coin David, love the brassy highlights over the black patina. [ATTACH]
My Hadrian Tridrachm is the weirdest toned silver I have ever seen with it's gold/copper look.[ATTACH] Hadrian, Cilicia Aegaea, circa 117 AD. AR...
I doubt any ancient collectors would resort to this, but there is always exceptions, you can't beat a nice authentic aged tone.
Being a sheetmetal worker by trade, I used to have fun putting the oxy torch on nickel type metals including stainless and watching all the...
Thanks, I'm on the lookout for your coin type as well.
Some great Alexander's Ryro, my only one.[ATTACH] Roman Provincial. MACEDON. Koinon of Macedonia. Pseudo-autonamous 222 AD to 249 AD . Æ (27mm,...
Love that open door camp gate, I can't recall seeing any better.
Thanks Nick, your Sev Temple of Jupiter Heliopolis is the best I've seen fantastic coin.
Good on ya Bing, have a great day and birthday.
I like them Marsyas Mike , nice eye appeal with that brassy look also reasonable detail for $5 a piece.
Yes I love Robert's collection something I can only aspire to, he actually has my avatar coin as the groups cover pic at the moment.
Great set of coins, I especially like the Lucius Verus with a good portrait, I don't see to many of his coins and as ominus1 pointed out I can't...
Great detailed coin.[ATTACH] CARIA. Antiochia ad Maeandrum. Gallienus, 253-268. Hexassarion (?) (Bronze, 30 mm, 13.65 g, 6 h). AY•K•Π•ΓAΛ[ΛIHNOC]...
Great coin and patina has nice eye appeal looks like you could get some more of the crud off if you soak it for a while.
[ATTACH] Another great accomplishment, and a great monument I visited in 2015 but didn't have enough time to go inside unfortunately.
Great coins, congrats.
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] These two coins from Marcianopolis Thrace fascinate me in as much they were probably the same Triumphal arch just rendered...
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