The Irish people rarely get the respect they deserve - across the USA and Canada. We are not the same nation without them..
Been nearly 30 years for them as well... and they were never called the St. Pats!
The founding of Constantinople and its commemorative coins: http://augustuscoins.com/ed/CON/Founding.html
Very nice! I like the portrait ...and Sol almost looks like a shadow of himself on that reverse... [ATTACH] Here is a large Justinian I recently...
My mother and father are from Dublin... moved to Canada after their marriage in 1963. They also named me "Sean" - so they saw something in...
Here is my favorite... the fish eye and lips, the crazy moustache.. this really is one of my favorite busts. So horrifying - yet so awesome!...
Can see that for sure ... The original Bull looks quite a bit better in hand than in that photo - my photography is terrible. It certainly is...
Early on in my collecting days (which is only about 3 years ago) I picked up these two coins of Julian II. The first from a pick bin at a small...
Spectacular!!
Fast forward to the year 2035.. I post a thread complaining that "the drone delivering my coin was delayed by 18 minutes. Unacceptable!!" .... 4th...
Well I am in awe of your collection - so fantastic!! Thank you for posting!!! I am so VERY happy to have recently added a coin of Mark Antony to...
I did the same recently... I did not have any auction house references so I just listed the VCoins dealers I had purchased from prior... it went...
No... not even close really. I am not sure when the eagle was first depicted on a coin - but here is my earliest - which was struck over 500 years...
Looks nice! I find the Renwax really pulls out the detail on some coins - especially those with a dry, chalky type of patina. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Well - that was certainly a rabbit hole of awesomeness... you certainly are an expert and wonderful collector of this era. That collection is so...
5mm?? When it arrives I would love to see a pic of this coin beside some of your larger coins. 850 Euro? Over double estimate - while perhaps...
Too rough for many collectors - but this is really one of my favorite sestertii.. large chunk of brass that feels great in hand... I really like...
Very interesting coin - happy you acquired it! Would love to see a post showing the whole collection...
A recent addition that is on the rough side.... [ATTACH] MARCUS ANTONIUS (Marc Antony) AR silver Triumvirate issue denarius. CAESAR IMP PONT III...
Beautiful example! I picked up mine at the turn of the year.. I also had to sell some stuff to afford it. [ATTACH]
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