If anyone wants to read an excellent in depth study, (500 pages long), on Alexander's image on statues, coins, medals, paintings etc., and the...
"How Much Tooling Can You Tolerate?" Zero. I'm most adamant about that.
Although I agree wholeheartedly with the anti-ancient-slabbers, this thread is about Barry Murphy. I started seriously collecting ancient coins...
I noticed the first link said, "Unfortunately the small number of the coin images, some extra-materials, etc. were lost. Perhaps this information...
For anyone wanting to delve deeper into Kai Yuan Tong Bao coins a good English language reference is: Chronology of Kai Yuan Tung Bao by Roger...
Great story about them capturing and ransoming Julius Caesar. He told the pirates that once ransomed he would be back to hunt them down. And he...
I assume he's talking about mine. YOC, I've considered what you said. And I'm sorry but what you said makes absolutely no sense. So according to...
I like how that steve's soldier looks like he has leaped up off the ground and is coming down on the horeseman. Here's mine. Constantius II, AE...
Even if authentic, which I highly doubt, this coin would not be from the earliest series in sixth century BC. Sorry but whoever told you that...
Just for the sake of accuracy Perseus was not the son of Alexander III (the Great). Perseus was the son of Philip V of Macedonia.
As others have said, at 10.3 gms it is very much too light. Authentic Alexander tetradrachms are around 17.2 gms and don't lose much weight even...
It would be one thing if the self promotion was a scam or for a product that had no value to the members of the forum. This book is of great value...
Aplustre, aka aphlaston - An ornament of wooden planks, which constituted the highest part of the stern of a ship. It rose immediately behind the...
But but Steve, your ship has an awesome aplustria! I mean look at that thing! And the acrostolium isn't bad either. (Ha ha, Google them.) And...
But it shows the details of the ship really well! And it looks like it has 2 ramming prows. An upper and lower one. Cool. That's something that I...
Thanks Doug. A compliment from you means a lot! Gallienus, your's doesn't need a full crest. That is a beauty as it is. And I love the toning....
I was lucky to get this from Barry Murphy many years ago. Athens. Circa 506-480 BC. AR Tetradrachm (17.04 gm). Archaic helmeted head of Athena...
Years ago I started to download whole web sites important to my areas of collecting. I learned that from a few years ago when a small site...
Well said. Andf you think a seller's price is unrealistic or even offensive there's only one thing to do. Forget about it and move on. Life is too...
You beat me to it. With the third coin being a posthumous Babylon. And I don't mean to be a party pooper. But the coin in the very first post is...
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