I hope to not get in trouble for this response, but I'm one of the many that has moved to NumisForums. It's a great site with a number of experts...
In the spirit of openness, here's an example row from my database: DatabaseId: 4 Collection: Philip, Alexander, Diadochi Name: Ptolemaic...
Nice Qataban! This one seems to have a similar obverse monogram: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=2461415
This is true. However: The vast majority of offenses that have resulted in bans in this forum were also for things that are completely legal. For...
I'm currently in the middle of a two-week "on call" for my job that requires that I'm either at home or at work for calls 24x7. Not being able to...
Nice find! Just curious - what is your ratio of hours searched per ancient coins found?
I’m not sure which is more impressive: this coin, or a 20-year-old dog. :)
Thanks @Clavdivs. I did consider using 20 pocket binder pages. I use them already for my modern coins - which consist of my pocket change from...
These are Guardhouse 2x2 unplasticized coin flips
Hello everyone, When I first started coin collecting, I wanted a storage mechanism that would satisfy the following criteria. Keep the coins...
Nice write-up! Here's my coin from Pherai (attributed to Teisiphon), and my write-up on it. [ATTACH] Thessaly. Pherai. Tyrant Teisiphon Æ...
Putting things a different way, consider this coin of mine. [ATTACH] The type is extremely well-known. In fact, it may be the most recognized...
For modern coin collectors, ancients must seem tempting, but they are really two different universes. Modern coins are more static. They have...
While I suspect both of these coins are from Egypt, I don't believe either should be attributed to Sabakes. In the CNG coin case, their time...
Nice tet! I don't have any Alexanders that early, though I do agree with you that they started in Tarsos based on the Baaltars design. Here are my...
Beautiful coins! I agree with you that Republican coins are more interesting than Imperial. That being said, I have ~60 Imperial coins and 0...
Here is one example from Idumaea (NOT MY COIN). The large eyes, angle of the owl, and "fluffiness" of the head are all consistent. The moon and...
I agree with the "no politics" rule. However, I do think someone of Furryfrog's stature and tenure should be only temporarily banned. Ultimately,...
Wow! I probably would've stepped over the first one. :)
First, I'd like to say I appreciate the insight for you @GinoLR and @robinjojo. I've learned a lot about imitation owls from this discussion. In...
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