I love it!!
Probably this one :) https://www.cointalk.com/threads/ancient-coins-beginners%E2%80%99-faq-thread.324858/
Marvelous, Mat! I love the engraver's registration line and hope to get a coin showing one someday.
Congrats! I like the type too and view the identification of several depicted animals as "best guess". [IMG] Septimius Severus Rome, CE 206 AR...
Don't give up hope yet. It has only been truly missing a short while. Many of us can tell anecdotes about coins dropping off the radar and...
Selective recutting to add a new device? Fantastic! I agree-- this makes your coin all the more fascinating and desirable. I was envious enough...
Doug beat me to it. Somehow I ended up with three of these Kushan "Vima Takto" coins. The first was purchased for a stupidly high price because...
I took a quick pass through the plates of Anson's Numismata Graeca and didn't see anything like it in the amphora section or in the arrow/spear...
The hairstyle of the obverse person could be that of Dionysos, making an amphora a logical pairing. The hairstyle is also frequently shown on...
Excellent peacock! Unlike the multitude of chickenish eagles on ancient coins, there's no mistaking that peafowl for anything else! Why yes....
Great gryphon, @DonnaML!
Well considered and well written. You've described the situation quite accurately, at least based on my own experience. Beautiful Athens tet :)
I have very reliable high speed internet. The header and footer of your page loaded in a second but nothing else appeared. After 60 seconds I...
:D I'd love to make an animated gif but right now I'm working on a tax raise protest for my mom's house. Ugh.
I love it when I learn something new and a new word! I've glanced at these coins before and thought they were just another horse and rider type....
@Only a Poor Old Man, you might also enjoy this long-running thread (it's up to 60 pages now!):...
Oh Sevvvyyy... tell us some stories! :D (@Severus Alexander) If I had a realistic target in mind I wouldn't tell everyone here because it seems...
Beautiful coin! It's hard to tell because your images are very small, but I think you're right about the reverse die match (tell-tale die break...
I've bought a few from them, most recently late last year and for a very good price (thanks to @Cucumbor for the heads-up!): [IMG] EGYPT,...
Fantastic!! Those are wonderful additions to your collection of Maltese coins :).
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