A very distinctive proboscis. That's such a severe hook, it could have been used to open bottles of soda pop!
I've got my fair share as well...
Here's a Gordian III BI tetradrachm of Antioch that I won in a recent Roma auction. [IMG] Next: A very clever modern copy of an ancient coin.
I knew it was some in drawer, and I found it today. It's not the greatest and it's not the worst. I think it is made of silver, but of unknown...
Thanks. This is my only Byzantine coin for "type". I had a few more, but sold them to raise funds a long time ago.
You could also try checking with art supply stores. I'm pretty sure they sell acid-free paper stock.
I came across this odd Byzantine coin, very thin and shaped like a mini dipping sauce cup. When I acquired this coin, I cannot say with any...
That's a really nice high relief portrait of Vespasian. Acetone (100%) will remove the wax, but you might end up with a very rough surface, and...
I dig it!
This Respighi with a Renaissance flavor: [MEDIA] [MEDIA] [MEDIA]
Here's a dishekel, minted shortly before the sacking of the city by Rome and yet another coin "in the pipeline" awaiting shipment. [IMG] North...
Thank you all, for the kind comments of support. i really didn't intend to make this thread just about myself, bur rather as a comment of how we...
Further hint: A necessity coin could be a debased coin, such as Athens' plated coinage near the end of the Peloponnesian War , or it could be the...
Well, here is one of the main men, especially during the reign of Claudius. Galba was general of the Upper Rhine legions, as well as during...
An interesting historical footnote regarding the Cilician pirates is that Spartacus tried to enlist the aid of the Cilician pirates to transport...
Here's yet another coin awaiting shipment. This one has Ares or Mars on the obverse and Hera on the reverse, purchased as a unsold lot recently....
I really don't know a whole lot about these cast coins. I have a couple for "type", and I was wondering if you could help me with the attribution...
That's a very nice addition to your collection. Do you specialize in early Roman cast coinage?
Over the better part of my life I have had to deal with depression. The reasons for this are manifold and I do not intend to delve into that...
I'm afraid, due to my upbringing, the scope of the music that I like to listen to when reading, writing, studying coins, making labels,...
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