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    Standardized to Death: How Alexander the Great Silenced the Electrum Hektai

    An interesting write up and wonderful coin! But I want to add some note: there is a common mistake with overvaluation of electrum coins, which can...
    Post by: I_v_a_n, Jul 28, 2026 in forum: Ancient Coins
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    My Aurei collecting goal on a decent mid-level budget

    I can recommend to add one position: aureus with Empress portrait. Some from second century absolutely amazing.
    Post by: I_v_a_n, Jun 23, 2026 in forum: Ancient Coins
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    Which Aureus is the more desirable one? Also, what’s a fair price for these coins?

    Both are amazing coins, but if not to speak about price, I would prefer Commodus.
    Post by: I_v_a_n, Jun 23, 2026 in forum: Ancient Coins
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    Calico vol. II aureus No. 3696 (Valerian "Princip ivventutis")

    I am asking for help from the Community with scan or photo of the page with aureus No. 3696 from Calico vol. II. Thank you in advance for your help!
    Thread by: I_v_a_n, Aug 1, 2025, 0 replies, in forum: Ancient Coins
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    Koinon VII (2024), My Last as General Editor

    Dear Nicholas, I want to express my deep gratitude to you for our joint work. Only thanks to your amazing intuition and enormous work with...
    Post by: I_v_a_n, Jan 24, 2025 in forum: Ancient Coins
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    Earliest EL coins reverses

    I've found this old thread to say to you, Nicholas, thank you very much for your incredible help and great work which brings my ideas with poor...
    Post by: I_v_a_n, Dec 14, 2023 in forum: Ancient Coins
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    Earliest EL coins reverses

    Thank you @savitale! I also put here a map of Asian states circa 600 BC to fix that Medes and Lydians had a common border at river Halys. So,...
    Post by: I_v_a_n, Dec 20, 2022 in forum: Ancient Coins
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    Earliest EL coins reverses

    Valuable addition to the topic can be found now in actual Triton sales: Lot 246: [ATTACH] Lot 247: [ATTACH] Here we can see, how even not...
    Post by: I_v_a_n, Dec 9, 2022 in forum: Ancient Coins
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    Earliest EL coins reverses

    Thank you @panzerman! A great ram hemihecte (I guess...).
    Post by: I_v_a_n, Dec 8, 2022 in forum: Ancient Coins
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    Earliest EL coins reverses

    There are a lot of different punches shapes known: round (first picture at my first message for example); triangular; rectangular, etc. and a most...
    Post by: I_v_a_n, Dec 7, 2022 in forum: Ancient Coins
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    Earliest EL coins reverses

    Thank you for the invitation, @Nicholas Molinari ! I'll do it in the coming days.
    Post by: I_v_a_n, Dec 7, 2022 in forum: Ancient Coins
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    Earliest EL coins reverses

    I believe, many of us realize that the design of the reverses of some types of earliest electrum coins is something more than just an "irregular...
    Thread by: I_v_a_n, Dec 7, 2022, 16 replies, in forum: Ancient Coins
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    Attribution of my Lydia Siglos?

    Remaining siluet is enought to speak about. True persians are crude in style and proportions - very big lion head, small bull. Also later coins in...
    Post by: I_v_a_n, Aug 23, 2022 in forum: Ancient Coins