The OP is just fantastic!! And Doug's posts are terrific too!! I'd love any one of them! I almost had one from Alexandria and I'm still kicking...
Wow!! the up-grade has such a fantastic portrait!!! But i love the reverse of your 'older' coin...so I'd definitely keep both:) Here's one...
What an interesting and wonderfully appealing mix!! Naturally, I can't help but LOVE all three of the 'Roman' coins:D
Sweet!!:) The slight variations are really cool and all have wonderful eye-appeal.
That's a wonderful presentation!!! From the photo, I'm as unsure as you are but I'm very leery of it and would have to have some reasonable...
Well, I'm going to 'ruin' this thread by posting a fourree. I think this qualifies?;) It seems I grab one or two of these ancient 'forgeries' a...
Very cool triumphal devices! It seems the closest I have (and several others on CT) is this empty 'Triumphal Chariot' issue... [ATTACH] Roman...
Very nice!!! They both 'cleaned up' exceptionally well:)
Love the coin posts and I appreciate the terrific write-up too!!! Here's my version.... and a janiform I finally picked up earlier this year......
I narrowed my choice down to three and finally chose @Curtisimo:confused: ....because of the story behind the coin....and because I couldn't make...
That's a cool selection and I can easily understand why they appealed to you and for the reasons you mentioned---especially at the listed prices....
Wonderful examples!!! Mine has a 'skinny bull'.... Julian II. 361-363 AD: 29 MM, 8.62 grams: Cyzicus Mint Diademed, draped and cuirassed bust of...
That's a terrific example and one I'm still hoping to acquire..... one of these days. The closest I have is this 'posthumous' portrait of JC and...
Love the portrait on both!! Hmm, either would make a nice x-mas gift;):p
Very nice! I'd happily spend $45 for either posted above! So,I think you paid a fair price and perhaps better and I believe the Ant is RIC 48b,...
Both are simply terrific examples!! Congrats @Mat
I wish I hadn't blown my monthly budget before I became aware of Steve's situation....I can only wish him all the best ... and hopefully, I can...
Great thread!! I loved all the coin posts and especially the OP with so much eye-appeal!!
That's a terrific top-10 @Orfew!!! Naturally, I love the gold coins but the Flavians are my favorites, especially #'s 3 and 5!!:)
Terrific choices!!! There are so many things to like about each coin.....but the 'Manlia Scantilla' makes me drool the most!!!:hungry: My year...
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