Congrats, @AussieCollector! I think any collection of Greek coins benefits from at least one of these wonderful dolphin-riders. :) Two of my...
Congrats on that unique MSC! Always cool when we're able to adopt the only specimen of a coin type to survive the ages, and even cooler when we...
[ATTACH]SALONINA AE29. 9.26g, 29.5mm. IONIA, Ephesus, AD 254-268. Karwiese 1184 (this coin cited and illustrated). O: · CAΛΩN · XPVCOΓONH · CЄBA...
Thanks for letting us know, Donna, though it's news that's sad to receive. James was a great guy - knowledgeable yet humble, passionate about his...
[ATTACH] POSTUMUS AE Antoninianus. 3.0g, 21.7mm. Trier mint, 3rd emission, 1st phase, AD 263-265. RIC V 75; Mairat 65-9. O: IMP C POSTVMVS P F...
[ATTACH] HADRIAN AR Denarius. 3.38g, 18.8mm. Rome mint, AD 117. RIC 9; RSC 248a. O: IMP CAES TRAIAN HADRIANO AVG DIVI TRA, laureate, draped and...
[ATTACH]ROMAN REPUBLIC. L. Plaetorius L. f. Cestianus AR Denarius. 3.9g, 17mm. Rome mint, 67 BC. Crawford 396/1b; Sydenham 792a; Plaetoria 2. O:...
I'm sure they'll be happy to add it to the site. Often our happiest decisions will be the ones our wives make for us. :D
Interesting piece, @Sulla80. Considering there are so many very worn solid silver examples, I'd be surprised too to see a fourree core so well...
That's a supercool find, ff. I can understand the temptation to want to sell this for a profit considering you bought it for next to nothing....
It's hard to collect these if you can't live with a tiny bit of wear... :D [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Nice haul! The Judaea Capta's an excellent score, especially with that provenance. Thanks for sharing the information about the Bressett...
Very nice! I would leave it alone too; it looks lovely the way it is. Here's the Augustan type that it copies... [ATTACH]AUGUSTUS AR Denarius....
How about one with the Goddess of Love for the Philadelphia in PA. [ATTACH]MARCUS AURELIUS AE33. 13.19g, 33.5mm. LYDIA, Philadelphia, circa AD...
Maybe there should be different names used for those and what in coin auctions are called tesserae. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tessera
I really am completely out of my depth with these. The size and iconography seem right for a tessera, but I suppose my impression was that they...
I'll ask to be excused for posting a literal legend, but I've always thought the one below interesting for depicting the actual death scene. Ajax...
Agreed. It'd also be interesting to know if it is indeed a tessera. I know @Ardatirion has/had a collection of these and has probably done alot...
Favorite photo in this thread. :shame:
I've always loved how the hobby accommodates almost any budget. It's been awhile since I've looked at the $ numbers on my spreadsheet, but I took...
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