Is there still a 24 hours rule? Let's try for a large Ptolemaic bronze, any king.
Here's a two-in-one, hare and mule, quite a combination! Sicily, Messana, Tetradrachm, 480-461 BC. [ATTACH] Next: A bidding war trophy, or...
True, I know that these coins of Trajan for Bosra were likely produced in Rome, but at least they were made for a city that was annexed by Rome....
Annexation is indeed in the news these days..... This is a very interesting challenge, one that actually made me think, which I am not terribly...
I participate on both forums, Cointalk and Numis Forums, although I am much more active on the latter, and a supporter as well. I like the...
Here's a quote from Elizabeth I that could equally apply to Elizabeth II: "For it is my desire to live nor reign no longer than my life and reign...
Rarity, while at least in theory a measure of surviving examples of a given coin type. At least that is the case with modern coins. Other...
That's a very nice coin! Even with the flan crack it is very attractive, with very nice centers. I've seen your coin listed by flan diameter, in...
The post auction lots that I've purchased in the past are ancient or early medieval coins. Yes, coins receiving no bids usually have issues with...
Really nice examples posted! David@PCC, that's a particularly nice coin! Here's a somewhat rough Caligula AE as from a group lot from an...
I would definitely get rid of any flips that might have PVC, and move the coins to safety flips. The old PVC flips are quite soft, while safety...
Thank you, Bing. With a sewer line replacement looming, my funds for coins will be basically zilch, so looking for bargains will be the rule...
Here are a couple of Roman coins that I picked up post auction from Roma's E-Sale 100. The first one didn't attract any bids, probably because it...
The edging seems correct, the denticles look good, the weight is okay and there's that chopmark on the obverse. I'd be inclined to say the coin's...
Nice wildman thalers! The wildman on this "Brillentaler" from Brunswick-Wolfenbuttle, 1589, of Julius, is certainly a hairy chap and I dare say...
That's an absolutely amazing stater! I don't recall seeing one with that level of detail.
Nice coin, Bing! Nice coins posted. Here's a Temple of Janus sestertius of Nero, Lugdunum mint, that I picked up in Besançon, France in 1992....
Nice coins! This is a coin that I purchased back in the early 1990s at a local coin shop in San Jose, CA. I really wasn't looking for this...
Thank you all for your comments and coins! I think our love for this hobby is rooted both in personal interest along with an amazing array of...
That's a beautiful Otho denarius with a fine portrait of him! The weak spots really don't detract from the coin's overall appeal. Well done!
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