Kali

I posted it earlier today.

I appreciate the replies.

34 minutes ago, expat said:

I have only purchased once from Portugal, coins via an auction. Delivery was slow even though it borders us here in Spain. Doesn´t really relate to your question, but the point was there was no delay with customs probably because it was EU to EU. If you reside in a country outside of the EU it could be vastly different.

That's what I am afraid of. More the speed than the item going missing. It isn't a 3 figure item, but still, would be a shame to see get lost.

There is a non numismatic item I've been thinking of getting, but it's located in Portugal and I have never bought anything from there. It isn't any great antiquity, more like 1944.

This would also be my first purchase, from over seas, since before Covid struck.

Has anyone bought from Portugal within the last year or two, and if so, how was the experience? Especially when it hit customs? What was the wait time, from mailing, to delivery?

I've bought from plenty of over seas countries before, but never there.

Thanks for any replies.

They're all great additions.

We sleep through an 4.8, here in California.

Nice example!

Leo VI the Wise (870 - 912 A.D.)

Æ Follis
O: + LEOn bASILVS ROm, bust facing, with short beard, wearing crown with cross and chlamys, holding akakia in left hand.
R: + LEOn/En ΘEO bA/SILEVS R/OMEOn, inscription in four lines.
Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey) mint
8.58g
26mm
SBCV 1729

8 hours ago, NathanB said:

The particular characters in this meme (and in many others) always strike me as somehow related to white supremacy.  Does anyone know anything about their origin?  I love memes, but I will never bite if I see these characters.

Boy, post something to put a smile on peoples faces, and it turns into a race thing....I thought people left cointalk to move away from such topics and issues and talk about coins, history and collecting in general?

Memes are no different than cartoons, movies, talk shows, music, and so on.  It's just a modern form of entertainment and of course it can be used for unlikeable views, same with podcasts, twitter and so on.

I'm on the PBS email list and saw they will have a new program called "Julius Caesar: The Making of a Dictator"

https://www.pbssocal.org/shows/julius-caesar-the-making-of-a-dictator/preview-q5sihu?utm_source=03-30-2024&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=highlights&=

I know most of us already know the history of him. They're still enjoyable to watch and sometimes they feature actual coins.

Yikes, not something I would go near.

Justin II & Sophia (565 - 578 A.D.)
Æ Follis
O: D N VSTI NVS P P AV, nimbate figures of Justin and Sophia seated facing on double throne, holding globus cruciger and cruciform scepter, respectively.
R: Large M; A/N/N/O to left, Chi-Rho above, (date) to right; B//CON
Constantinople Mint, Year 10
29mm
14g
DOC I 38; SB 360

Wonderful coin.

Fantastic, not an animal you see on an ancient, every day.

Postumus (260 - 269 A.D.)
AR Antoninianus
O: IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG, Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right.
R: FIDES EXERCITVS Four military standards, hand on top of second, eagle on third.
Lugdunum (Lyon) mint. Struck 266 A.D.
3.8g
20mm
RIC V 303; Cunetio 2432; Elmer 417; RSC 65

Wow, what a beautiful Patina it has on it. Wonderful!

Looks fine to me.

Tetradrachms are some of my favorites. That is a nice one.

Looks fine to me too.

I bought this one, solely for the portrait.

Valerian I (253 - 260 A.D.)
AR Antoninianus
O: IMP C P LIC VALERIANVS AVG, radiate, draped bust right.
R: CONCORDIA EXERCIT, Concordia standing left holding patera and double cornucopiae.
21mm
3g
RIC 81, Cohen 39; Sear 9929.

Hard to tell from the photo, it could be just patina.

They're both Okay.

Handsome coin, well centered and nicely over weight too!

Wonderful looking finds!