That's a beauty, oki. Great strike and almost no wear, superb style, and I much prefer a darkly-toned denarius. Really a great coin.
Beautiful coin sir! That's got to feel great in hand. However, I would not trade it for my wife, who feels much much better in hand than any coin...
Yes, absolutely. I can't imagine a vendor on vcoins offering it for less than a Franklin.
I wonder how many people know that the smaller denomination bronzes of Gordian III are scarce to rare? It's one of those reasons the ERIC rarity...
I see a lot of really cool antiquities at shows, and I love looking through them, but I can never seem to bring myself to spend money on them. Not...
Bing: black market antiquities THUG.
Nice. The fibulae are quite common though. I've never worried about vetting them the way you would need to vet most proto-money. Yours is very...
Seriously though, an Aes Rude is definitely on my want list. I think you did the smart thing getting it from FORVM. You need a well-trusted dealer...
Excellent, thank you!
Nice coin!
I think the coin has super eye-appeal as the fields are darker than the devices. Nice find. Any idea as to why the inscription IND?
I've posted my LRB's ad nauseum in another thread, but I did come across this Theodosius II AE4 last night. I've tried to improve the seller's...
Now you're barking up my tree! Well...one of my too many trees anyway. Here's a Constantius II of the same phoenix-on-mound type... [ATTACH]...
I've always liked beetle-man. Kafka's Metamorphosis anyone?
I never get tired of seeing these. Thanks everyone!
Here's an earlier tet of Demetrios I, also from a consignor. It's interesting that the off-center strike on the obverse puts the bust perfectly in...
Wow, Dane! Welcome! I think I can safely speak for everyone when I say how grateful and impressed we are with your dedication and work.
Steve, don't you have four of everything by now? Chop chop!
Good idea! ;)
Nice score, Chris! It's a great type - I have yet to own one myself.
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