The fees definitely made me think twice-- 24%, for some folks (19%, + 3% if paying by credit card, + 2% if bidding live online). I prebid on...
Yay us!! :D Such a wonderful forum-- thanks to all participants and to @Peter T Davis for providing the venue!
Provincials are so interesting! Congrats on your lovely river god provincial. I have one provincial river god, a grubby Elagabalus from Moesia...
Congratulations, they're gorgeous! I did watch that part of the auction with interest and considered your lot. Glad it went to a CT'er :) I did...
That should be the name of your collection: SteveX6's Hammered Coins With the tag line of "What?! You were expecting medievals?" :D
They don't need kabobs. They have kaboobs :wacky:
Sweet coin :) It's making me hungry though. [IMG] Caprese kabobs with balsalmic reduction [IMG] Beef kabobs [IMG] HoHo fruit kabobs (I'd...
You'll find many in your target budget on Vcoins.
Well you're in luck then! Bust right/eagle is one of the most common combinations of devices on ancient coins :) CNG's archives, search terms...
Curtisimo, I have to admit this has been much more fun than I expected and as you (and most others) suggested, it isn't just a coin popularity...
To clarify what I wrote, I meant that the coin's fabric was probably sound long ago when the wax or shellac was applied, but over time corrosion...
That makes more sense than someone painstakingly building up the deficient edges. The coin may have had a thick "crust" of wax holding together...
I love these creepy coins! Mine: [IMG] MACEDON, under Roman rule c. 166-165 BCE AE, 20 x 22 mm, 9.5 gm Obv: Facing mask of Silenus, wearing ivy...
Wow, and yikes! Thanks for the information.
Excellent work, Nate! :D
Totally looks like :) So, not only do modern coins steal their eagles and seated deity designs from ancient coins, they also stole ancient...
I agree with Doug but if this is something you're passionate about, I hope you get it going :) I'll support it in whatever way I can. Well......
:D I wonder how many dies there were for this particular coin? Apparently not very many, in a relative sense :). Maybe I'll sift through...
I'm not sure what "tyrant" means in the context of ancient heads of state. o_O
What a fantastic trade! Congratulations :)
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