An epic tale-- what persistence our hero had! :D I'm so glad you found it :)
Congratulations to all the competitors and especially to Alegandron for his victory and to Curtisimo for this well-planned and very fun contest!...
The Sacred Stone of El-Gabal? Nope, or at least I found no mention of it.
I don't know but I thoroughly enjoyed your post! :)
That has been an internet rumor for some time but when I was researching the backstory for the denarius below, it seemed to merely be a "fun"...
Maybe he was aiming for the color of a fresh bruise :D
Congratulations, Q! You too, AA. Thanks for a good show :)
Hooboy... this one is tough! Had to give Alegandron the nod for history (and it seems fitting that it is an early Republican) even though Z made...
Yeah, and that particular one is really incredible!
I regularly have to reset my computer's DNS to something that works for Wildwinds. It rather bites to have to alter my computer solely because I...
Dear Lord (read that with whatever inflection you wish :D), My first stop for attribution questions is CNG's archives. The search function is...
Wow! I had no idea the kithara was so sophisticated! Thanks for posting this.
This looks like a match (from Forvm's Fakes gallery). Style-wise, it doesn't look like the Beckers I saw when hunting for your coin. The picture...
That's one of the nicest ones I've seen! Nice clear severed head, pretty toning, deep strike... fabulous :)
They seem to be filed under Hieron II now but maybe in the past they were attributed to Agathokles and some sellers carry over the old...
The patina looks convincing. I'd really like to flip through MacDonald's book to see more of these. They all have a very cartoonish feel. That...
I think your Hieron II horseman used to live at my house too :)
Wow- two Greeks? Who are you and what have you done with ValiantKnight? :D They're both delightful!
My tears would make the ink run and you wouldn't be able to read it :( :D It didn't even go to "family" so I can't visit him. :arghh: To the...
Wow, you pulled a team together quickly! Best wishes in your new endeavor :)
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