Very nice. At some point in the future you will have to cross the rubicon of having to add additional displays but you should be set for now. I...
That 2nd one looks like Santa.
Here's a few newish pieces. Big Anastasius [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Hadrian not practicing social distancing in Alexandria [ATTACH] [ATTACH]...
Sorry Steve. I might do another giveaway in the near future, so keep your eyes peeled.
Here's my double sestertius. Not exactly eye-pleasing but it is what it is. It almost certainly was overstruck on a flan of a second century...
How the folks back then didn't manage to lose these tiny coins is beyond me. Nice example @panzerman.
I picked up an As of Augsutus from JAZ Numimatics for $90 or so. If you are satisfied with a copper I am sure you can find something around that...
Had to translate a lot that stuff in college. Ramses and his scribes were not shy.
Hey Nathan - the coin is on its way. Should take 3-5 days to reach you. The post office did say that COVID-19 sometimes delays shipments a bit.
From the poem of Pen-taur, of Ramses total victory (supposedly) "Now his majesty was a youthful lord, active and without his peer; his arms...
Another "wow" moment in Egypt was seeing the giant statue of Ramses II that stood at the entrance to the Ramses train station in Cairo. Just...
I had the same wow thing when approaching the pyramids on foot. It was a 6km walk from downtown Giza. All the while, the pyramids already...
Manuel was an interesting emperor. He co-led a crusade against Egypt, handled the bickering factions of the Second Crusade which passed through...
Well, cheaper than a 6" sandwich at Subway.
It looks like a monogram on the reverse, maybe research monograms a bit - it may lead you in the right direction.
That reminds me not to send the attribution card with the coin!!! :cat:
I saw that the U.S. Navy released the footage. Not sure what to make of it.
Fascinating article - and very expressive coins @Pavlos - thank you!
I had the leading bid for four days at $150. It was an original Dattari plate coin. Lost it in the last ten seconds, went for $220 I think. I...
No Hostilian yet. I lost on one from CNG - an Alexandrian tetradrachm a couple of weeks back.
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