Wow!! That's remarkable!
If I correctly recall, the Athens drachm shown on that page is Doug's coin and photo, used without permission!
[IMG] Julia Domna AR denarius, 19.5mm, 3.17 gm, 6h. Rome mint Struck under Septimius Severus, circa AD 207-211 Obv: IVLIA AVGVSTA; draped bust...
I like that we have a high average number of posts per thread, reflecting the interestingness of our subjects :).
How very thrifty of you :D. Cool coin.
What a fun novelty! The portrait reminds me of a hobo nickel :D.
Short of mechanical removal (which will not look good) you have to use an acid or base. Lemon juice or ammonia will work. Just use short soaks,...
Wowza-- what a fantastic score and engaging writeup! Congratulations, @Suarez :)
I see your Phocas as Janus. Or maybe it's Phocas as Professor Quirrell with a Voldemort tumor. :D
I'm sorry the show wasn't well-populated with dealers but you picked up some respectable coins. The Akragas and the Tacitus are my favorites.
Perhaps it is an extremely late Roman bronze... so late that into the Byzantine era :D. In Byzantine coinage, in some series a large I on the...
Fabulous coin, Oki! I've only seen one from that city... and it's on page 19 of this thread :D. Thanks for reviving the thread, Oki! We're up...
Nice portrait and toning! Here's the favorite of my Apollos, majestically perched atop a griffin. [IMG] TROAS, Alexandria. Trebonianus Gallus CE...
Your credentials are spectacular, @Valentinian! I can neither confirm nor deny that one of these is the secret handshake: [IMG] [IMG] [IMG]...
What a richly detailed coin!
[guffaw] It's going to be hard to see standards as anything but selfie sticks from now on :D.
[IMG]IONIA, Ephesus. Anoynmous c. CE 1st century Æ tessera, 19mm, 5.14 g Obv: CKωΠI, stage kneeling left, head right; E to left, Φ to right Rev:...
I assumed (and assumed you assumed as well) the "Parliament" Collection was so named as an obvious nod to the collective noun for owls... I...
Here's a thread which you will find helpful. Within the first post of the thread are a number of interesting links, including one to a thread...
I don't know if the hoard (if it really a true hoard) is being called that or if "Parliament Collection" is merely the name chosen by a...
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