I did poorly. I need to browse more provincials I think.
Amazing coin and great video. That high relief is something I crave with my coins.
I’m just glad you guys are willing to point out these types of sellers. When I started with ancients a year ago I remember Athena being mentioned...
I liked it when the store was “Papaw’s Pouch” and the photo was J.R.R. Tolkien. The nonsense rants are still the same though. :)
The Serbian specials flooding the market worry me because I’m too new to identify them all. I’ll see a nice looking coin, at first glance, then...
Haha, the linen style insert adds luxurious legitimacy, too. This caught me off guard. Thanks for the laugh.
I already had an unhealthy obsession with the coins of Probvs. Now you guys had to go and bump this thread. Great coins and very interesting topic...
I can’t wait to see the progress you make cleaning some of those heavily encrusted romans under your new magnifier @britannia40 . Take lots of pics!
Yikes, be safe. Hope the danger disappears quickly.
If you haven’t already, check out the documentary @Ken Dorney mentioned. It’s really cool to watch Bruce Dickenson and the guys put on a great...
Wow, I imagine the cleaning takes a lot of patience but is also relaxing at the same time?
Big fan of Maiden myself. Those guys are still filling stadiums worldwide. Great provenance @Marsyas Mike totally unique.
A good place to start for about $20 is Wayne Sayles Ancient Coin Collecting. Vol III covers Roman Imperial with a good general overview. [ATTACH]...
One more episode to go for me. My opinion tracks many of those already listed here. Decent, didn’t need all the nudity, could have been more...
Wow, thanks @TIF no wonder I couldn’t find this under Hadrianopolis. Thanks for listing all of your detail, too. ;)
I visited a new coin shop yesterday in Roswell, GA. Their website indicated they sold ancient coins, but upon arrival I realized most of what they...
Yep, I remember viewing both and they had the darker tones that I often like. This one had a little more detail on the obverse while the other had...
Thanks! My sole win from the last Frank Robinson auction.
Thanks @Justin Lee @TIF @dougsmit and everyone else for all of the detail. It’s interesting to attempt to determine a mint by style. I need to...
That’s wonderful. I imagine she’ll have a lot of fun with those. Thanks for sharing your story.
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