I feel the same way about my CT family and have often wondered what sets us apart from others. Here are some generalizations which I believe to...
Congratulations for acquiring three spectacular coins! That Urania is spectacular!
(Edited because my response was probably political/religious) Summary: I think the slogan is not appropriate for US coins.
Hmm. My first thoughts are Eastern-- Kushan; the style of the standing figure looks like some Kushan styles and some of those coins have Greek...
Thank you for the explanation, Xodus. When posting a coin for identification, it is also helpful to outline what steps you've already taken in...
It is horn silver. I think it looks okay as-is but you might be able to get rid of the horn silver... @Roerbakmix appears to be our resident...
What a lovely portrait. Nice thick flan too :).
Are you keeping any of these coins we identify for you or are they all being sold in your eBay store? You've posted 41 threads since joining in...
Here's a random site from googling "greek to english alphabet": https://www.businessballs.com/glossaries-and-terminology/greek-alphabet/
Yep :). It takes me to the coin's page on your FAC-hosted site. So does this link ;) http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/f01.html Which...
[ATTACH] from https://www.ancient.eu/Greek_Alphabet/ ... The following thread has a lot of information which will help wean you from having to...
Very nice! Cropping and joining will make the images easier to appreciate. [ATTACH]
It may or may not be something I'd use but I applaud your drive to innovate :).
What's the weight and diameter of the Nero? It looks like it is a denomination called an "as". I haven't checked various modern forgery archives...
@Alegandron and @Roman Collector... thank you very much for the compliments :shy:. It made me feel so good :). Recycled Byzantines are common:...
WOW! OMG, you've made me want to collect a set of (very) Late Roman Bronzes! I have nothing to show in this awesome thread. Your fictional...
Sorry to hear about your trouble :(. That sucks the fun out of the hobby. I'm out of touch with many US issues... what's the "Wayfair thing"?
Thanks for that book recommendation! It looks great. I have a Pitane bronze and like it very much: [IMG] MYSIA, Pitane AE, 4th-3rd c. BCE 9 mm,...
From the listing (the screen shot in the OP cut off this part or perhaps not visible on the mobile app screen): sold and shipped by APMEX. APMEX...
Oooooh, I love those and want one badly!
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