Did you find that? I agree that one with a date would be preferable, but if you found that (in a bag? surely not in circulation?), it's an extra...
Boustrophedon just became my new vocabulary word for the day. Thanks. :)
I guess with yours being a tetrobol, it must have been roughly twice the size of that diobol I once had?
These are cool coins. [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG]
PS- that YouTube vid was helpful. I'm still clueless, but it expanded my nearly-nonexistent knowledge of the Chola Empire somewhat. Kudos to the...
Even though I’m not usually one of that rarified group, I’m glad there are people out there exploring the niches. It helps our collective...
Here’s his CoinTalk profile. We salute you, @Severus Alexander. Maybe it’s selfish of me, but when my time comes, I could only wish to be...
The Cholas I'd heard of... barely. Only very barely. Kulottunga, never. My knowledge of ancient civilizations has a heavy Western bias,...
Oh- I did once own one of those gigantic Justinian I folles. It had a hole at the top. I paid 20 bucks for it at the FUN show, and put it on my...
Just a few from my past giveaways: [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] And a couple from my current giveaway inventory... [IMG] [IMG]
From my US collection (if you count Liberty's coronet as a "crown", which it kind of is): [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG]
From my World collection (1601-present): [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG]
From my Ancient & Medieval collection (to 1600 AD): [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG]
Great to hear from you, @Mountain Man ! Hope you've been warm and cozy up there. I too got the recent Quarter Master mailing, also with a...
Let's have another quick review of the previous rounds for which we're still lacking information. So far none of the prizes I've shipped have...
While I don't know much about Byzantine coins, I've always admired those huge bronze folles. They're quite impressive. That one has nice patina,...
Note that I changed the drawing timetable from "2-4 days" to "the next day or two", as we're speeding up the rounds a little bit, in the interest...
LET ROUND 9 BEGIN! [ATTACH] @Randy Abercrombie gave to thee... A lustrous, high grade white 1957-D silver Franklin half dollar. [ATTACH]...
Hang on a sec while I polish this off. I was starving. [ATTACH] But y’all don’t care about my overnight “lunch”, I reckon. You wanna see the...
It's comin', after I finish the food they brought me for "lunch", which for a hotel night auditor means 2-4-ish AM. (It was Taco Tuesday- my...
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