While I'm not in disagreement to most of Dr. Walker's post, I do find it somewhat tainted by the fact that one of his colleagues was arrested for...
Thought I'd provide some tips I've learned over the last year regarding shipping. When will my *#(&# package ship!? Besides the fact that things...
Ditto. I always transfer in the target currency. Note that with PayPal they deliberately give you a bad rate, so you'll pay more. My credit card...
So...is the badger going to receive a finder's fee? Personally, a badger's the last animal I'd ever piss off. They're incredibly smart and have a...
323 BCE - Death of Alexander the Great 336 BCE - Assassination of Philip II. Alexander the Great ascends to the throne. Personally, I feel 323...
1. You consider medieval coins as modern. 2. When someone hands you a bunch of coins as change, you need to mentally convert them to...
First two are not Alexander the Great, but are posthumous. The first looks like Price 433, so Amphipolis under Antipater, Polyperchon, or...
Which coin do I most want this year? I'll tell you after I buy it. :)
Here's my coin similar to the OPs. Note that most of these were minted well past Philip II's lifetime. [ATTACH] Philip III AR 1/5 Tetradrachm...
I'm also amazed at the last Leu. I won every single coin I bid on - even my lower priorities! That's probably the one and only time that will...
Very nice! Here's my series 1 Karshapana. [ATTACH] India, Magadha Series 1 AR punchmarked c. 6th-5th century BCE, time of kings Bimbisara and...
Savoca's awesome! They have by far the fastest delivery, though Roma comes close. With the thunderbolt shield coin, my understanding is Weiser...
The Magnesia ad Meandrum is stunning! All of the coins are highly interesting, though, and you had a great year.
Interesting coin. It's true that you don't often see Constantine issues in silver. However, I often find it misleading when someone's listed as...
Very nice! I assume coins 5 and 6 are Perdikkas III? Eventually I plan to pick up a copy myself. Originally, I hadn't planned to include Philip...
Hello everyone! When I'm not doing that boring "paid work" stuff, I've been going hard at my new ancient coins web site. For each person or city...
Historical. For now, I really only pay attention to coins minted during the time of Philip II, Alexander III, and the succeeding Diadochi. I do...
This is easily my best helmet coin. [ATTACH] Kassander, 305-298 BC. AE Struck under Pleistarchos 301-298 BCE
These are very cool. I honestly had no idea they existed.
Wow! Thank you. This definitely brightens up my day! Note that my two sons, wife, and I are doing just fine health-wise. I feel like crap, but I...
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