Bert Lahr https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bert_Lahr
At first I thought the coin might have been silver washed, but it does appear to be thinly plated. Interesting!
Wonderful scorpion!
The order to to shut down all pubs and restaurants was finally issued yesterday. However, I read that crowds are still allowed to gather and...
This coin coin was issued after the battle of Agincourt (1415) and it is a wonderful example of late medieval coinage. Absolutely beautiful!
While not an ancient coin, there is the famous trade lion daalder of the Netherlands. This is a coin that I purchased some time ago through MA...
"That's a lot of money to pay for a dame without a head" - Citizen Kane
Your coin is probably delayed somewhere in customs. There is a form that you can fill out on the USPS website, but I cannot locate it. They...
That's a really nice archaic style on the obverse of the obol. Congratulations! Here's an interesting bulk lot of Attica tetradrachms that I...
To say that we live in unusual times is a definite understatement. With the world in the middle of a pandemic, with many unknowns and no...
Hi Richard I would like to amend my comment to include any individuals with preexisting medical conditions, including COPD, heart disease and...
Hello Richard You should also consider social distancing during the live auction. Participants should be kept well apart. Also, I would...
Nice! I have two tetradrachms, Antioch, of Trajan, one with the Melqart reverse and the other with the Tyche seated reverse. Vespasian is much...
True. Even in Athens, our model for democracy, women were denied political freedom and they could not participate in the Athenian Assembly....
Yes, bloody, murderous times they were. Claudius escaped becoming a victim during the reign of Tiberius due to the view that he was feeble...
It looks brassy - probably not gold. Generally, gold is a butter yellow, but somewhat darker when alloyed with copper or whiter when alloyed...
Tiberius was a nasty piece of work in his later years as well. According to I Claudius Livia did not get enough (or any) credit administering...
How awful! I am sure Marcus Licinius Crassus must have found that act difficult to swallow!
I heard that toilet paper is being hoarded by shoppers in order for families to make lots of toilet paper origami while confined to their homes....
That's a very nice bulk lot. Quite often bulk lots provide opportunities to obtain really nice coins at a reasonable price.
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