Ordering coins from overseas is very much like playing the roulette wheel. I've had shipments from Germany take over a month, while another, from...
They appear to made of brass and were produced to commemorate a 30th anniversary. Interesting tokens.
Here's my hacksilver two shekels ingot from the Levant. 25.0 grams. 13th-10th centuries BCE. [ATTACH] Next: Another example of odd or...
I see. So this type 4 must have been produced 2 BCE or later, since I doubt the honorific title for Augustus would appear on a coin without...
Interesting. Since the Roman Senate bestowed this title on August in 2 BCE, and these coins were produced circa 10-14 BCE, there seems to be...
Thank you. Since there are two busts, in Janiform style, and of equal size,, I would assume that the plural Patres Patriae, Fathers of the...
Tis a clever croc, whose body can become the shape of a galley. All aboard! Also, there are two letters, "P" and "P" next to and below each...
Thank you all for your wonderful posts. I am not a specialist collecting this type, so I was not aware of the different varieties, a very...
I've been kind of out of circulation, in a bit of funk, really, mainly due to this business with the US Customs. But, I have reached the point...
I have had some good results copying and pasting images and text (as unformatted text) into Word, and then adjust the text for size. I don't use...
Do you use Photoshop for your images? I find that it has lots of options for resolution and lighting/shadow effects. I'm still on a learning...
I am, of course, speaking in a wider context. The dilemma faced by any forum and social media company, is how to regulate content. People will...
I think the visual problem with the Harlan Berk buy/bid auction pages is due to a combination of only average quality resolution with my screen,...
That's a very nice drachm. I was thinking of snatching it up, until I saw the "sold" notation, which, for some reason is very washed out on my...
Beautiful examples! I especially like the style of the portraits - fine style.
While the purpose of CT ancients is to share our love of ancients, and to share knowledge and the coins from our collections, such a forum is open...
That's an absolutely wonderful coin! I especially like the good centering, excellent detail and overall appearance. Yes, the somewhat rough...
I'd stay way from any sellers based in Singapore. Years back I had two bad experiences coins purchased from two unethical individuals based...
I am planning to set up a living trust some time this year. I think the entire collection will be donated to either Stanford or the ANS. This...
Wow, those coins are super corroded. The six coins from that lot look nice, but Roma really shouldn't sell a bunch of slugs like the others. I...
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