Havent got any new greeks in a very long time. Made a low offer on this and got it, gotta love old stock. [img] MESEMBRIA THRACE, (2ND CENTURY...
Picked up these really cheap. Much happier with my Licinius II then the other one I owned. The patina was too heavy and obscured the portrait....
http://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2015/04/nuclear-techniques-produce-first-data.html
A popular tech blog had a shooting challenge for coins. They posted their favorites at the link below....
Latest addition is a teen portrait of Geta. It's been high on my want list and finally got one at a price I was willing to pay. [IMG] Geta (209 -...
Today Septimius Severus was born. The very first ancient that got me into collecting! [IMG] My only eastern mint of him: [IMG] My Favorite...
Here is my latest and last tetradrachm for awhile while I let some some relatives birthdays and mine not consume my coin $ the next two months....
Saw this recently listed on Vcoins & it caught my eye. Salonina portrait arent always the nicest looking but I thought this is one of the ugliest...
My ancient coin buying has been pretty sparse lately. But I did manage to score this, according to wildwinds, "very rare" Mamaea Provincial cheap....
Here is an ancient I have had for a month now. Just getting around to sharing it. For sure my best didrachm with Mt. Argaeus. [img] Caesarea,...
Here is another tetradrachm. This time its of Philip I, left facing. A bit common for him but less so then the usual right facing. Some left...
Nice story but this quote made me cringe, especially if the claim of them being "pristine" is true. The coins, which currently are contained in...
Due to MEC2, I wanted a example. First obsolete note to boot. [img]
I dont add modern silver world coins often like I would like. But these were offered on the PCGS boards at a great price and had to have them. The...
Just another ancient roman tetradrachm for my collection.:jimlad: [img] Trebonianus Gallus (251 - 253 A.D.) Syria, Seleucis and Pieria. Antioch...
Something a bit out of my area but I really liked the coin and it wasnt something I see often so I added it to my collection. [img] ISLAMIC,...
Here is a recent new purchase. Although this isnt gonna in any beauty contests it's my first tetradrachm featuring a empress. Also Emmet lists it...
Here is a coin I have had for about a month now and figured it was time to share. :D [img] Nerva (96 -98 A.D.) AR Didrachm Cappadocia, Caesarea O...
A nice article from Vagi with comparisons of Fine Style and not so fine. http://www.ngccoin.com/news/viewarticle.aspx?IDArticle=4471
Saw this posted over on the PCGS boards and figured I would share it here. Never seen it before, looks like it's home made to me. But the most...
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