Sweeeeet coin Jerry. Great portrait and an even better scorpion. You are correct Ardatirion, I have no coins featuring a scorpion, but I do have...
I don't see either Apollo or a horse, but that doesn't mean their not there. It just means I have no imagination.
I don't know if this is a word, but I think it fits.
Well, if each coin gets better than the one before, then we're in for a really big show as Ed Sullivan might have said.
Yours has a better strike and I believe yours is the serrated version whereas mine is not. Nice coin there Jerry
AJ: You have some beautiful coins, but you always seem to do one better each time you post. This is truly one of the most beautiful coins you've...
Private sale
No, I didn't receive it from the seller, HJB.
I have a few with a short provenance, and I'm unsure how to dig up any more information/history. However, here is one: ARCADIA MEGALOPOLIS AR...
It has really been quiet on here for the past few days, so I thought I'd post one of my new Roman Republicans even though I have not received it...
That is one great coin for sure.
Thanks Doug for the corrections. I usually rely on my youngest son to help with Greek translations, but he's actually in Greece at the moment....
That's an interesting Potin Tet, Doug. I'm not sure I've seen one with the Jupiter/Zeus reverse. I have one Diocletian Potin Tet, but it has an...
Did it smell of alcohol? Maybe it was drowning it's sorrows. I do that sometimes.
No. It's really not very thick at all. Just a normal coin. :p
They say the only place you will find red sand is in Syria. So I guess there are local minerals causing the red color which somehow has colored...
My thoughts exactly. I don't collect these, but I can appreciate them. Very nice.
Not a problem. It's funny how we use acronyms in various professions and they only mean something to those who deal with them constantly. I was...
Late Roman Bronze
Although this coin is rather common, I couldn't pass it up mainly because of the color of the patina (black and red), but the price was right as...
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