Reminds me- I need to add this one to the Pick Bin prize basket. It is an option, if the winner of Prize #1 so desires... [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Looks pretty good.
It is indeed, but not quite like the Wheat Penny Guy on Collectors Universe.
This humble Æ is the only coin of Augustus I have owned. I liked that the moneyer bore the same name as the emperor Otho would, 76 years later....
Actually, the word "fissure" does get used in relation to earthquakes.
Makes sense.
Beauty! And mm inside bow. I like those.
Neat. I did not know the word "alerion" until just now.
Wow, what a truly amazing hoard. The stuff dreams are made of. Lordmarcovan had bills to pay.
This is the reason I've done it before. Sure, the downside is you tip your hand to any lurking competitors. But if you're willing to take that...
I did not know that background info about the Stitichoro Hoard when I owned that coin. Nice work!
It doesn't, unless there's some unwritten rule. But yeah, I've been derided for it here (you know who you are). OK, I suppose it might be some...
An 18th century love token on a 17th century crown for 25 bucks sounds like all win to me! Great grab! There ain't a lick of "ugly" there, to my...
I think it's beautiful. I've never owned any Augustan silver.
I'd love to visit Cappadocia, but I'll pass on the balloon ride. I'm sure the view is phenomenal and the ride enjoyable to doughtier souls, but...
Germany (Nürnberg): 1730 silver Augsburg Confession medal by Daniel Dockler the Younger [ATTACH] Obverse: Allegorical scene of the Augsburg...
I just bid on (and lost- *snif*) a Henry the Lion bracteate like that. I liked that it was from Braunschweig- or Brunswick- because I live in...
Alas, I have no Roman or ancient coins for which the discovery provenance is known. I can assure you I will rectify that situation as soon as...
Thanks for letting me know, @greed ball. It was the oldest coin in my Pick Bin stock, too. Neat coin- not as tiny as some ancient Greek bronzes....
A little acetone would take care of any old varnish, I would imagine?
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