Very interesting! Are you aware of Andreas Pangerl's page on Legionary bricks like those? I'm familiar with it for his "Museum of Roman...
I don't think it would be on Heidi, which specializes in firms from German-speaking countries (Germany, Austria, Switzerland). Okay, I won't keep...
Looks like great results on the cleaning! Thanks for sharing the results & process The lighting is a bit different so I can't tell for certain...
I love ancient elephant coins in general! My Demetrios I and Laodike IV/Antiochos IV bottlecap elephants: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Some...
The 1936 Dorchester Hoard coins (mid-3rd century Roman AR Antoniniani) often have those red deposits: I've left mine alone (as previous owners did...
Wow those are fantastic for AMBs! (I don't know how you keep finding all the Amiens' and Trier's -- but I do love seeing them.) Here's an ANZ...
I love the Irene and Constantine VI follis! I'd certainly be thrilled to have that one in my collection. And, yes, those are definitely usually...
And interesting that Ariarathes IX was a fictional name, which I had somehow (repeatedly) overlooked! I wasn't quite sure why Mithradates VI was...
Oh, that is fantastic!! I've added this image to my notes, what a treasure, thank you! So glad you mentioned the "26" was a weight! That provides...
Edit: oh, that Probus was also ex Gysen! Great object biography!! I've committed your White Whale of a Probus to memory & will let you know if I...
I haven't yet -- although I probably should while a few of the ones on my watchlist are still there. (By the time I started looking at them, all...
Another great post -- also, love that lineup of a dozen Cappadocian royal portraits!
One of my favorite numismatic themes: "Rarity" always depends on how we define the categories. I have a few coins that have been described as...
Tacitus is a real beauty! I remember when you posted it, great surfaces & portrait
Below, I've posted one of mine (but with a slightly later date) -- or two, depending who you believe. I like these ones for the portrait:...
I think yes, that is partly the case. I've seen it explained by four contributing factors: Yugoslavian Civil War(s), c. 1991-2001; the fall of the...
Nice coins from Turner coll, especially the Gratian (I think I may have watch listed that one at some point, or another of the same type). Quite...
What country is this from? It sounds like how they do it in Spain now, which had always worked out fine for me. (Though I've never heard that...
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