The second coin is of interest to me. Here's a better example from archives (not my coin): [IMG]...
P-man, did you link the wrong photos? Those are not the same coins.
Wow, David-- you've had an amazing year! The Vespasian Judaea Capta sestertius is deserving of the top spot despite other fantastic coins on the...
You have picked up some great bargains with those Alexandrians and I'm envious! The Hadrian canopic drachm is my favorite. The Plancus is...
The book looks like it may be good-- please let me know what you think of it.
Wow, JG-- your insistence on a certain look and certain quality for your sestertii has worked out quite well! What a great year. All are...
An interesting assortment, Pavlos! #1 is deserving of that spot-- gorgeous coin. #6 is something I hadn't seen before so I like that :). 6, 7,...
I like both sets of images-- the CNG pictures for the good detail, and yours for what you report as a more "accurate" in-hand look. "Accurate"...
I misunderstood your post and thought you were new to ancients because cardboard and staples are a staple of modern collecting :).
Welcome to the Ancients section :). As @Alegandron said, there are tons of similar threads on CoinTalk, some of which are quite recent. You'll...
Oh, yeah. Oops :oops:
I love that you shot Luna by the light of a lunar eclipse! That info needs to stay with the digital image and become part of the pedigree :D....
A nicely varied year! I too want one of those huge cartwheel coins-- they look fun to fondle :D. The cave bear coin is pretty cool too. Of...
It sounds like you need some very basic information as well as what you can read off the coin ("CRISPUS...", which is the name of the person who...
Thanks for the writeup, Z! You have a knack for packaging information into engaging and fully digestible mouthfuls :D. Sharp coin, fantastic...
18/20, should have been 19/20 (bonehead mistake). Fun quiz! If not for reading CoinTalk endlessly I would have scored 0/20 :).
My family is small and we aren't exchanging presents this year. I'm going to (finally!) buy myself Lorber's Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire. I'd...
Yeah, that's the problem with third-party apps. When they go under, things stop working :(. Also, it's been almost three years since I've...
Cheers, Cuke, and congrats on landing your Dombes white whale!! :)
What a thoughtful and beautiful gift! I like the way the coin is set such that the coin's reverse isn't against skin. :)
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