Here's mine. And yours is great! [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Thanks for the history of this Enlightenment age con man/artist. I had never heard of him before but I assume it is best to stay away from these...
Phillip II with a weird hole in his ear. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
The idea of securitizing ancient coins as an asset class and selling a "fund" sounds very challenging, certainly more challenging than selling...
Golf is not one of my favorite hobbies. When I worked in management at a large Fortune 500 company playing golf with the big boss was obligatory....
Just wondering how many of you folks consider your collections an "investment." I generally just collect for pleasure and not for any financial...
I'd keep it having a coin that is over 2,000 years old is just cool, don't ya think?
Great coin @Bing - what a great pick up!
Here's one of mine that got stuck in customs and received the same individual treatment as yours! Volusian was not very happy about it! [ATTACH]
Beautiful coin @Ken Dorney ! Great pick-up.
Interesting gold stater. Thanks for the background info as well.
These coins are very worn and also very much examples of what one finds in "uncleaned" hoards. I used to buy them from the UK but the vendor went...
There was a Theodora who ruled from 1042-1056. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodora_Porphyrogenita_(11th_century)
I'm not really sure about any of these. Apparently there are a lot of owls on the market right now. Keep in mind that this type is known for...
Looks OK to me though I'm no expert on these Athens' owls.
Type: Billon Tetradrachm, 25mm, 12.7 grams, mint of Alexandria year 96-97 A.D. Obverse: Bust of Nerva facing right, KAIS SEB AVT NEPOVAS...
Vespasian (A.D. 69-79) Billon Tetradrachm of Alexandria, Egypt. 26mm 11.98 grams Obverse: Laureate bust right, LB in front (Year 2, 69-70 A.D.)...
Commodus tetradrachm of Alexandria [ATTACH] Since Commodus was strangled by a wrestler in his bath, how about a scene featuring wrestlers or a...
Cartouche of Cleopatra: [ATTACH] Actually the upward raised hand hieroglyph is phonetically a "d"...hence, Cleopadra would be the pronunciation.
Exactly 2,050 years ago today.
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