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Bing liked Mr. Flute's post in the thread Post your latest ancient!.
Went to Harlan J Berk’s downtown Chicago store on a recent weekday and traded some modern silver dollar comms for two coins. One was...
Jun 14, 2025 at 12:39 PM
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Bing liked cmezner's post in the thread Ancient very rare coins are more affordable than one could think.
This provincial is from a multiple lot that I bought recently. Don't think it's rare least of all very rare, but I think it is very...
Jun 14, 2025 at 8:13 AM
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Bing liked Ancient Aussie's post in the thread Crispus campgate with decorated pteruges.
Beautiful coin Victor. [ATTACH] CONSTANTIUS II, as Caesar. 324-337 AD. Æ Follis (20mm - 3.5 g). Arles/Constantia mint. Struck 329 AD. FL...
Jun 13, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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Bing liked Alegandron's post in the thread Greek owl- I joined the club.
OWLS: Everybody's Got These... But, I enjoy my bankers marks...means they have been AROUND! [IMG] Athens Owl AR Tet 17.4g 20.4mm x...
Jun 13, 2025 at 1:56 PM -
Bing liked Alegandron's post in the thread Greek owl- I joined the club.
ATHENS FRACTIONAL OWLS - AR & AE [IMG] Athens Attica 454-404 BCE AR HemiDrachm 16mm 2.08g Athena frontal eye - facing Owl wings closed...
Jun 13, 2025 at 1:56 PM -
Bing liked Victor_Clark's post in the thread Crispus campgate with decorated pteruges.
I forgot to add the more usual depiction for comparison. Also from Crispus from Nicomedia [ATTACH] Crispus A.D. 324-325 19mm 3.1gm FL...
Jun 12, 2025 at 11:38 AM
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Bing liked Victor_Clark's post in the thread Crispus campgate with decorated pteruges.
I got this coin because of the fancy pteruges (Greek for feathers); which are the strips on the shoulders. They are added defense and...
Jun 12, 2025 at 11:38 AM
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Bing liked lordmarcovan's post in the thread Athenian Tetradrachm with Large Test Cut.
They really whacked that one, didn't they? I picture Uma Thurman in the Kill Bill movie, wielding her samurai sword. It's got......
Jun 12, 2025 at 8:37 AM -
Bing liked The Meat man's post in the thread Post your latest ancient!.
Nothing super special, just a nice crisp Gallienus antoninianus from Antioch, which also happens to be a somewhat less-common type...
Jun 12, 2025 at 8:36 AM
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Bing liked romismatist's post in the thread Athenian Tetradrachm with Large Test Cut.
Here are a couple of owl tetradrachm examples. Like @Codera, this is not my collecting area but as the Athenian owl tetradrachm is such...
Jun 11, 2025 at 10:28 PM
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Bing liked Dafydd's post in the thread Athenian Tetradrachm with Large Test Cut.
Personally @Codera I would call it an "honest coin". After buying a couple of fakes in the past I have made a point of regarding bankers...
Jun 11, 2025 at 10:27 PM
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Bing liked Jochen1's post in the thread learned something new: gorytos.
This pretty coin with a Gorytos shouldn't gather dust in a coin drawer: [ATTACH] Kingdom of Macedonia, Philip III(?), ca. 323-310 BC...
Jun 11, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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Bing liked Alegandron's post in the thread learned something new: gorytos.
Quivers from Makedon... I dod not know if they would be Gorytos... [ATTACH] Makedon Alexander III 336-323 BC AE 16 4-1g Salamis-Cyprus...
Jun 11, 2025 at 12:22 PM
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Bing liked GinoLR's post in the thread Athenian Tetradrachm with Large Test Cut.
Countermarks and test-cuts are very frequent on owls from hoards found in Egypt and the Middle-East. It seems they are much less...
Jun 11, 2025 at 7:12 AM
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Bing liked Codera's post in the thread Greek owl- I joined the club.
I just joined the club too, though my owl has quite the headache. haha [ATTACH] Attica, Athens AR Tetradrachm 454-404-BC Helmeted...
Jun 11, 2025 at 7:11 AM
