Wow, his beard texture there looks like an extra set of teeth! Khusro the Shark! :nailbiting: Cool! Nice writeup in the link, as usual. Wow!...
That’s a sharp one! It should be mentioned that I was the photographer for the pix in the OP, with all the limitations that definitely implies.
Solid buy for under fifty bucks, I say!
Cribbed from @John Anthony's description. That's why it's correct. ;) Had I been the one doing the attribution, it might've read something like:...
For the record, I voted 8 in the poll above. Looks like this coin is doing OK in the popularity contest against itself. The majority so far seem...
Excellent Steve Miller Band lyric reference! :p (I thought it was "pompatus", though). ;) Thanks for the feedback on the image backgrounds....
Seleukid Kingdom, silver tetradrachm of Philip I Philadelphos, ca. 94 - 83 or 75 B.C. [IMG] Next: Seleucid coin with an owl or elephant, or one...
Thank you kindly.
I've never had one.
Dear Ancient forum friends: do kindly check my writeup for errors. It is difficult (though educational) for me to create these when I'm venturing...
Sasanian Empire: silver drachm of Khosrow II, struck ca. 615-616 AD [ATTACH] Obverse: Bust of Khosrow II right, wearing winged crown. Reverse:...
Oh, sure, y’all just go right ahead and remind me about my complete lack of ancient Celtic coins now, whydon’tcha. :rolleyes:
Well, it's plain once you squint at it long enough. But to be fair to you, it probably takes a bit of squinting, first! It was trying to trick...
United States, 1856. [IMG]
Asklepios of the many spellings. Greece (Mysia, Pergamon): bronze Æ15, ca. 2nd-1st centuries BC; Asklepios / Serpent staff [IMG] Next- another...
You may adopt one of the kittens soon, if you're near Glynn County, Georgia! ;):cat: Little Jughead, the black one, is the friendliest. I just...
Let the German streak cointinue... German States (Saxony) silver 3 mark proof, Battle of Leipzig centennial commemorative, 1913-E (PCGS PR62...
Oops- that last, being an undated piece, is a slight foul ball, but since it's attributed to 1615, consider that to be the year. 1615 or Germany,...
German States (Teutonic Order): silver 1/4-thaler of Grand Master Maximilian of Austria, ca. 1615 [IMG] [IMG]
Wow, that's a wild one! Never seen that before.
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