Nice write-up! And also a reminder that I need to take the time to post some of my recent coins soon. This drachm (Sellwood 67.1) was attributed...
Growing up, when giving a knife as a gift, the recipient has to immediately pay the giver a penny or other small denomination coin. The reason...
For a while, my percentages kept listing a significant (~12-15%) component as "Middle East" or "Turkish/Caucuses". Not entirely implausible for...
Herakles slaying the lion also shows up on this 1926 half lek from Albania: [ATTACH]
Ave Caesar! Ave Augustus! [ATTACH]
In the lab where I work, at a major research university with international reach, I am definitely in the minority as a native speaker of English....
Awesome! I like these pre-Alexander Phoenician coins, the designs are interesting and they're satisfyingly thick (and not overly concerned with...
Here's my Legion III that I bought last year from @John Anthony : [ATTACH] "Well-worn but with character" as I'd describe it.
Thanks for leaving some for the rest of us.:happy: At any rate, glad you are not like that guy that used to rage at other people for daring to...
I'm a fairly private person, but reading all the excellent posts in this thread has moved me to share at least a little about myself. I was born...
Frank Robinson's most recent auction closed on December 8, and checking the winning bids showed that I had won a very nice Sasanian coin. Frank...
That's a shame that the business is closing, but given that the gentleman is 90, I can hardly blame him for wanting to retire. I enjoy my job,...
Let me put it this way: It looks like something Sadigh Galleries would sell. [rimshot] Thank you, thank you, I'll be here all week, be sure to...
I have an as and a denarius of Trajan featuring Arabia with her camel and precious cinnamon. THE SPICE MUST FLOW! [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Just to chime in: A couple of years ago, I had a private message exchange with another CoinTalk member where we discussed some alleged Parthian...
Personally, I think that using the terms "Tribute Penny", "Widow's Mite", and "Thirty Pieces of Silver" is just a marketing ploy. Even if we...
Very nice coin @Amit Vyas , and welcome to CoinTalk! I don't have any coins of Akbar, but I have seen the Bollywood biopic "Jodhaa Akbar" and...
I see two problems with this valuation: 1. Metals (or any other commodity) are only worth something if you can get to them and move them to where...
Very nice! Here's my bronze of Azes II (or just plain Azes, if Azes II doesn't really exist): [ATTACH]
As someone who also collects fossils, I can say that the issue of forgery and undisclosed restoration is at least as important in fossil...
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