Thank you for the comments - and I agree completely. I really like seeking out poorly-described lots of ancients and then rooting through them to...
I am far, far from being an expert. But I like it (by which I mean I think it genuine). I like the ragged planchet. I like the flow-lines in...
Well, I think each coin was only $3.08 (seller had free shipping) so I feel okay about it...but the corrosion is pretty bad. I included a couple...
Thank you everyone for your comments and sharing your expertise. I am quite surprised that this is as special as it is (darn that corrosion!)....
Yeah, the corrosion is pretty bad - the more I looked at the reverse, the more I see it too is pitted pretty deep. It does have a nice style - I...
Thank you for the information, John. My ignorance about this is near-total (truly my first campgate as noted). I was kind of surprised that it...
I wasn't sure if Wildwinds information consisted of prices "realized" or just listings. I know very little about LRB prices and it surprised me....
Sorry for the scare, John. That was my "teaser" headline. Journalism major a long time ago...
Well, this is probably not worth its own thread, but I just got a lot of 6 old bronzes that I sought out because of 2 really nifty Byzantine...
Very interesting lot - but I am afraid I can't help with attributing. But they will be fun to figure out, I'd bet.
Impressive research and coins.
Thanks for the link to a very interesting piece, Cucumbor - nicely done (and wonderful coins throughout). I wish I had a TD Divi in my...
I was poking around Wikipedia articles relating to Trajan Decius and found a footnote to the Battle of Abritus that was just amazing...
I LOOVVEE that coin Doug. I have nothing to compare, although I do have the one off-center giant flan ancient...an Illyria drachm. Most of them...
Nice coins Doug - I'd grab 'em in a NY minute! As for off-center, I know it's weird, but I really find off-center coins very attractive...
Thank you red_spork for that information - I was a little confused about the dating of these. The research that is going on post-Crawford's book...
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