I guess I'll go with the obvious one, an owl! This is a Drachm I got from Roma (e-16, 74 in 2015) a number of years ago, described as "Attica,...
Beautiful arch coins! And lucky you getting a trip to Rome and getting to return home to the Netherlands! I don't have his triumphal arch, but...
I've been asked for passports before. I don't remember all of them, but at least a couple of Spanish auction houses, perhaps some others in Europe...
Well ... you'll need at least ONE MORE... once you've got the Columna and Equus you'll need to look the Forum Traiani to hold them. I think there...
It's a great topic, well worth writing too much about (not that you have)! Congrats on the Dupondius. Trajan's Architectural and Monumental...
Caria, Uncertain is quite the frequent attribution. Koray Konuk has written about a lot of the Carian mints and a lot of the uncertain coins. I...
Oh wow, holy cow, just noticed how nice those drachms look Donna! Very well chosen group!
Congratulations! I feel like I saw this in the CNG auction but it doesn't seem to be up in the archive yet (or coinarchives or acsearch.info or...
Calabria, Taras AR Nomos (6.50 g, 20mm, 9h). Circa 272-240 BC. Obv: APIΣTOK / ΘI below & left.Warrior, on horse galloping to right, wearing a...
Oh, that's rather frustrating. (Did they mention CNG or "A. Short Collection" in their listing?) EDIT: Oops asked & answered! I figure the most...
Does anything in my new Titus group look familiar to anyone (beside @Orfew who's already aware that I got these!)? Illustrated below with many of...
I'm so glad to know that I'm not the only one who watches auctions for entertainment! Usually I do that with ones with live auctioneer/video-feed....
EDIT: I think I fixed the BMC image! Re: Athens I'm not sure about the exact timing of the conflict and when these Sulla / Lucullus Athenian...
Great coins!! There's so much on my want lost, but these are there. Fascinating. Like some of the Jewish Revolt coins, it's interesting how...
OH! Can't believe I forgot this one. Probably my favorite patina of all, especially the obverse, very hard smooth gray. A Micipsa/Massinissa from...
Whoa, those blues!! I'm in agreement there (that Aes at the end looks beautiful). My first Sestertius (purchased in Rome, possibly Florence or...
Very nice! I've never attempted to acquire a Heraclian revolt coin, but I think they're fascinating. I really find it interesting that they...
Oh, haha, I wasn't even thinking about your initials -- but in my file of provenance notes for one coin I did actually write "the other AK" next...
That must've been so frustrating for the other bidder! Of course, it's fair play within that auction's system, and good strategy. To quote Omar:...
I guess I'm in the plurality of opinions, though I see a lot of beautiful Latin Ladies here! I went for the following Faustina II because of the...
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