Aethelred, Interesting question. I interact with select pieces of my collection about 4 or 5 times a week, generally after work with a beer in...
Kirk, No pics handy right now but I have a similar Roman provincial with Geta on the obverse and a very similar reverse. Yours may be Artemis...
Jamesicus, Thanks for such a valuable and interesting post. I've always had an interest in letter form and your breakdown of its stylistic...
VK, Great and fascinating post, you scored two nice coins. The history of Sicily is such a fascinating subject given the various groups fighting...
Barry, Amazing! Where does this pod exist?
Aethelred, You most certainly did quite well with your win. My big question is how did you get your package so quickly? I live on the left coast...
Years ago I picked up a machinist's dial caliper that is good up to one thousanth of an inch, which is ridiculous for ancients. My go-to measuring...
I started at about the age of 13 but stopped after 3 ancients due to a complete lack of stock by local dealers. Took ancients up again about 45...
David, Great coin with that "Nerva-esque" probiscus. Yours appears as if there may have been some die damage directly on top of the nose surface....
Frustrating and depressing. I could not finish the article for fear of ruining my evening further.
All, Coins are starting to ship, just received a notification. Woohoo!
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Brandon, Please post pics, mint, year, all that fun stuff.
Moneditis, That is a very nice 8 reales pillar dollar. Unfortunately, I found out about the Jesus Vico auction to late to register, perhaps next...
Ajax, Wow, Thanks a million! You are a very generous and kind individual. I'm very much looking forward to receiving the coin and hopefully, one...
The scarabs are especially interesting, I can already hear them calling out...
Smojo, Love your OP win, you certainly did well. I’m slowly getting the hang of auction bidding and want to share two recent AR’s from Larissa....
Ajax, What a wonderful gesture! Please count me in. Thanks
Wow, Gallienus certainly has a serious "unibrow"
Brandon, I'm seeing about $350+/- for a non slabbed common late date (Carlos III) VF+ these days. Happy hunting!
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