Interesting find - well done I have found the Department of Coins and Medals at the British Museum helpful in the past
Mine is my Syracuse dekadrachm which was just in 4 figures (at least in £) [ATTACH] Sicily, Syracuse AR Dekadrachm. Time of Dionysios I, circa...
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Good write up - I have a Gorgon monster [ATTACH] SKYTHIA. Olbia. Cast Ae (Circa 437-410 BC). Obv: Facing gorgoneion. Rev: A - P - I - X. Eagle...
@DonnaML - this is a fascinating issue. I also incline towards the Venus Genetrix identification as I assume that the moneyer wished to ingratiate...
@DonnaML - thank you for explaining the astrology. I started collecting cistophori before they became so expensive ! [ATTACH] RIC 493...
@Sulla80 and @John Anthony --all very interesting. Thank you. I had not realised how many different reverses appear to exist. Here is mine...
I suspect rather a lot of us are drawn to Hadrian's travels [ATTACH] hadrianvs avg cos iii pp, bare head left, rev. africa, Africa wearing...
They are addictive - my favorite [ATTACH] EMPORION (Ampurias, Gerona). (Ar. 0.75g / 12mm). 5th century BC (ca.). Guadán 4; Am orós 4 ACIP 2....
The early Roman Republic had a ten month year, starting in March and ending in December. The 12 month year was probably introduced under Etruscan...
Fascinating - I shall look for one of these Eros coins
The Augustus and Nero are both very desirable
You have a good eye, and 2 was a real bargain - here is my version. I think its difficult to distinguish between Cr. 444/1a and 1b [ATTACH] Q....
I agree, and thank you for the picture. Of course there was a fashion for making statues of eighteenth century notables dressed in Roman togas.
lovely coins - 3 is my favorite. the Artuquids of Mardin AE Dirhem is fascinating although out of my collecting area.
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