Thank you. It's a very nice little coin and there's a story behind it. The obol came as a gift with another coin that I purchased this year....
Nice coins, especially the Maximinus II. To help finish the year, here's my smallest coin, an obol of Bacrtria. Bactria, Circa 171-145 BCE...
I agree. Time and again coin hoards are discovered. Prices drop. The collector market absorbs the coins, and prices being to climb again. Over...
The reverse of #3 is very intriguing!
Excellent coins, all. While the snake is "striking" on the Moesia coin, I enjoy the wonderful details of the Cappadocia didrachm, Calabria...
Congratulations on completion of your sestertii set! They're all nice coins. I especially like #s 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 and 10.
A nice reverse on this coin.
Here's a follis of Justinian I, Nicomedia, year 13 (539-40 AD), officina B. DO-117b. 40mm, 23.8 grams I purchased this coin from Harlan Berk...
Thank you. I suppose there are many possible scenarios for this medal, and aside from the information I provided for this thread, there is...
Hold the slab on the wide edge, on a firm surface. With a hammer, tap the edge where you seen the join points (triangular) with the hammer until...
Thank you for the suggestion. I'll consider sending them a letter.
That's a really nice new style tetradrachm. The centering of the reverse is definitely above average, and the metal quality is very good. In...
You have a good provenance for this coin. Mark Bir had a stock of ancients of very good quality, before his untimely death.
I saw that article in the Guardian today. Roman fast food beat McDonald's by a couple thousand years, and far more nutritious food, no doubt....
That's a really nice Calabria, Tarentum AR nomos. I also like the really stylized reverse of your Migration period coin, the AR sceatta, it...
I see what you're saying regarding the font. I don't know who did the engraving, or when. I assume before the medal was presented - it would be...
The AE Aes Grave Triens is awsome!
I recently came across this fantastic recording of the Haydn Quartet in D minor, Op. 76 No. 2 "Quinten" performed by the Jasper Quartet. There's...
Very nice!
A stunning coin!
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