Sorry Ed. I didn't see this come in. Yes this appears to be McAlee 147(a) with a description of: AE14 (dichalkon) Obv. ANTIOXExN Laur. and dr....
I have not finished reading this dissertation but I find it extremely helpful to understanding the civic gods of the Palestine area. It also has...
OK. I found a second example. This one is a smaller Antoninus Pius coin @2.93g. [ATTACH]
That's a nice start to a "sub-collection"!
Winner! Winner! Chicken dinner! THank you Gino! The A and K are the matches on this one.
Nope, this is not the baetyl or "black stone" that is probably the center of Mecca. The temples, with the black stone, commonly, have a crescent...
OK. So maybe not a baetyl but the cult statue of Artemis. There are several different issues from Perge that fall into the 1.6-2.1g range. I am...
Thanks for the reply. This is going to be one of those coins that I put "uncertain" on. Man, I hate that!
OK. I'm at my wits end with this guy. Now before you go and say it's such and such..first know this guy is only 1.72g and 14mm. Tiny for this...
We all are! Gone are the days of buying coins decent coins for $25-50!
Here's my Gordian III coin. So I have a new sub-collectin starting. Seems like I am always starting a new sub-collection..shaking my head....
Back to the original coin and reverse image. I recently found out that an eight-pointed star is associated with Star of Inanna (aka. Star of...
CHeck out Vcoins.com for pricing. If you are selling to a dealer, cut the price in 1/2. If you are selling privately maybe 15-20% less.
Thanks. You do have a nice sub collection! Great to see such nice coins.
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