Tell her it's a metallurgical conference you're required to attend for work.
I love this coin! Great character.
I've been to a couple of local shows (Red Rose) which had little to speak of as far as ancients were concerned, but US dealers usually have a...
Thanks Chris. In fact, the bust of Tyche is one of the most elegant I've seen. It was a big selling point for me on this coin.
Forgery Network and FORVM both have very large databases that are kept current. Martin is actually quite the expert at detecting fakes, and one of...
Did you know tee-shirts were originally invented for men because we were once incapable of sewing on buttons when they fell off? We've come a long...
Yes, since the flan shapes are exactly the same, they are casts. I believe Martin was posting the second coin as a known fake, to compare with his.
Only a bit of her polos can be seen on the coin, but this statue from 7th century BC Crete gives you a better idea. Basically a cookie tin hat. :)...
"During the first century CE the temple of Aphrodite Stratonikis at Smyrna was a place of refuge for debtors, runaway slaves, and criminals. When...
This little coin arrived today with a dark green patina and abundant detail... [ATTACH] Smyrna, Ionia, Magistrate Hras, 105-95 BC. AE17, 4.7g,...
Good, I'm glad somebody stepped up to the plate as a guinea pig. Take one for the team! :p
I'd be curious to see the edge and the die-matching coin, if you get the chance.
Well I went 0 for 6 today, lol. [MEDIA]
Martin doesn't make jokes.
Wow, I wasn't expecting that, lol. The rough surfaces look like many authentic coins in which some copper has leached out. Props to Insider then,...
No, heads detached from their bodies is certainly not normal! Great double strike!
Yes, we tend to use reticulation and granulation synonymously. Over many centuries, the base metal in silver alloys tends to leach out, depending...
I'm also on board with Albinus, but don't know enough of his coins to make an educated guess at the mint.
Yeah well, it's not a big deal. I guess you have to wait a minute or two for the system to calculate everything out. I'm accustomed to losing 10...
Never mind, I got Clio'd. I wonder how that happened. My bid was recorded as the winning bid, and it appeared in my User Services as a win. Then I...
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