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Congrats on reaching a year on cointalk Donna - and your posts are uniformly very interesting and well-written. I hope you stick around for the...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] I think one is similar. Excuse the lame photo - I snapped this when I was just starting out. I believe it says something...
Great coins all. I really like @gsimonel 's example of a helmeted Mars bust on the reverse. Don't think I've seen that type before. [ATTACH]
Constantius II (337-361AD) AE3 - 2.73 gram - 17 mm Antioch mint, struck 348-350 AD Obverse: DN CONSTANTIVS P F AVG, pearl diademed, cuirassed...
My fave Gordian and a DIVO CLAVDIO type: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Also, it looks like most of them will clean up well. May need a bit of lemon juice or something a bit stronger.
Very interesting hoard showing how important the cistophorus was in the economy of Asia Minor at the time.
I'd be looking for that Templar Treasure!!!
That's frustrating Donna. I've had maybe 5 or 6 DHL deliveries and they are usually very fast and haven't messed up with the addresses yet.
Thanks @Jochen1 - nice write up.
Hard to tell. Could be a central government issue or a barbarous copy.
Interesting coin. I have never been to Cyprus but the island is keenly visible on flights from Europe to Cairo.
Here's where the hoard was found... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_Qir
Also, feel free to post any Caracallas you have. I'm adding this coin from Thessalonica. Note the scale armor worn by Caracalla which appears to...
Hello Cointalk friends, I stumbled across a reference to a giant medallion of Caracalla on Facebook and I thought I would share this most...
Great article and a cool coin. I hope it gets featured!
Don't have any griffins yet. If I do get one it will probably be on a drachm of Alexandria.
Space Invaders....
Fascinating.
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