Poor baby! I hope she feels better soon.
My Faustina sestertius came originally out of a CNG group lot with 14 coins in it. It seems to me they could have done well selling it...
That's a real beefcake shot of Apollo! Fit for the centerfold in the Olympus Monthly.
Quotation doesn't necessarily equal endorsement! Although I admit that the writer's argument makes sense to me.
That really is a beautiful portrait. So expressive.
I hope you don't think it's my observation, @+VGO.DVCKS -- I had hoped it was clear that I was quoting the article I cited.
Certainly there have been many attempts to evaluate the extent to which Pompeiian graffiti evidences (or not) literacy in the Ancient Roman world....
Really? For ancient coins, the buyer's fee alone is usually at least 20% these days.
Sorry to hear that. I hope you've gotten a refund. At least such coins aren't incredibly uncommon, so hopefully you can find replacements without...
A beautiful Faustina II. The Dioscuri brothers; of course! I should have thought of that when I asked about the symbolism of the stars.
Obviously, as @baseball21 points out, auctioning your collection will almost always result in a better deal for the seller than selling your...
These were not entirely impulse purchases, unlike the two new Provincial coins I recently posted. In a recent thread, I mentioned that I had only...
My own Elizabeth I sixpence -- standard diameter and weight. England, Elizabeth I, AR Sixpence 1582. Obv. Crowned Bust left, Tudor Rose behind,...
I have no Alexandrian drachms to post, only tetradrachms. I do find it strange that in Roman Alexandria, the drachm was larger than the...
PS to @Ryan McVay: many thanks for this persuasive demonstration. It does confirm my initial instinctive impression, immediately upon seeing the...
I am so sorry. But glad that the worst is over. The bright side is that it shows that you had a strong immune response, following the pattern...
Wow! Incredibly impressive work.
Pardon my ignorance, but what does acsearch have to do with biddr or any of the other auction platforms? I thought they're only an archive.
I always turn my head and close my eyes. I am not one of those people who enjoys watching a needle penetrating their skin! The person who gave me...
Thanks. The test cut didn't bother me at all, since it fortunately missed the oxen.
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