Oooh, nice toning!:wideyed: A type near and dear to my heart: [ATTACH]
Ahhh, sorry. I'm incredibly dense today and I didn't even enjoy the pleasure of day drinking. I'd read it as you'd thought I was backing the...
Jaw dropping penmanship:jawdrop: And what a fantastic back story:bookworm: Great point about, it's what's important to you, when looking at a...
Very common coins. You can find plenty of Valentinians in much better condition for less at auction or even on fleebay. And the Constantius is...
Ooooooh that applique is cool:woot::cigar: and appears to have an emerald green patina:D If possible I'd love to see the obverse of that Roman...
Wonderful coin!:wideyed: And much better than similar type: [ATTACH] Ionia, Chios. ca.84-27 BC. AE (12mm, 2.16g). Sphinx seated right, forepaw...
I 100% agree. Maybe I didn't communicate that well by starting with the counterpoint. But that's exactly what I was trying to say when I typed...
The concern about the destruction caused by looting is valid. We want to conserve these ancient sites so that we can learn as much as possible...
Stunning coins and thanks so much for enlightening me on Histiaia :wideyed::pompous::bookworm: I've a couple of her coins and have been thinking...
Very cool! I always get a kick out of the JDs from Caracalla's reign. In his, emperors of Rome, great courses, Garrett Fagan describes Domna's...
[ATTACH] Next up: old man emperor
Yours is a beauty in the guise of a BEAST My first thought seeing the reverse as well! LOVE everything Tryphon: [ATTACH]...
Wonderful things! I STILL need a cista mystica and yours is lovely:D I believe that to be a banker's mark/ gouge of authenticity. Though, if we're...
Hard not to drop this beauty that I just received in this totally featurable thread right here. Imagine having 1, led alone 32,000, armed men...
Fun write up and great coin! This is one of the types that I wanted a soon as I found out they existed... but it took a few years to get one...and...
Freaking hilarious!!!:hilarious: Great stuff my friend :) Great read and entirely historically accurate... minus the game show;) I'd have liked to...
I would wager it was not a burial rite. Something about having your head by your toes doesn't seem complimentary: [IMG]
SENSATIONAL Severus Alexander @octavius:woot: to celebrate our sensational @Severus Alexander :) I really like the slight stutter stamp at the...
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Ha! I've a similar coin. I bought this Boetian shield from Frank Robinson. With his pictures I couldn't really tell what was going on. Other than...
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