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    Selected CoinTalk ancient-coin threads

    Here is a new web page of links to outstanding CoinTalk ancient-coin threads. http://augustuscoins.com/ed/threads.html A few days ago there was...
    Thread by: Valentinian, Aug 16, 2019 at 3:27 PM, 12 replies, in forum: Ancient Coins
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    Upgrading my Greek coins - seeking advice

    You have set yourself a difficult, if not impossible, task. Just to see some possibilities I searched on "gold stater" and some other similar...
    Post by: Valentinian, Aug 15, 2019 at 11:06 PM in forum: Ancient Coins
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    Need help identifying a coin

    The pictures are not great, but a search of vcoins https://www.vcoins.com/en/coins/ancient-2.aspx using "Alexander Arados" finds at least one...
    Post by: Valentinian, Aug 15, 2019 at 2:38 PM in forum: Ancient Coins
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    Some notes on river gods

    If you are interested in river gods on coins, you will want this sale catalog: Helios 3 (2009, April 29-30) 782 ancients among 1113. 7 Celtic, 1...
    Post by: Valentinian, Aug 15, 2019 at 2:27 PM in forum: Ancient Coins
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    Ancient coins. Greek satyr on a Greek stater.

    I have added a lot to my site since I last wrote. http://augustuscoins.com/index.html Most impressive is this Greek stater: [ATTACH]...
    Thread by: Valentinian, Aug 15, 2019 at 1:54 PM, 0 replies, in forum: For Sale
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    New(ish) Collector

    We can learn a lot about types and meaning because we study them with our time instead of spending it learning how to tell MS64 from MS63. :happy:
    Post by: Valentinian, Aug 15, 2019 at 11:54 AM in forum: Ancient Coins
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    Tetrarchal portraits and mini-theme sets

    [ATTACH] Maximian Lugdunum = Lyons 28 mm. 10.16 grams. IMP MAXIMIANVS AVG altar left, A right PLG in exergue RIC Lyon 113b "c.301-303"
    Post by: Valentinian, Aug 15, 2019 at 11:42 AM in forum: Ancient Coins
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    A Greek Artistic Masterpiece on Roman Coins

    I have begun work on it and 46 pages deep into old CT posts I found this earlier thread on the Farnese Hercules type:...
    Post by: Valentinian, Aug 15, 2019 at 1:05 AM in forum: Ancient Coins
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    MAT AVGG MAT SEN M PATR

    I like the types because they are unique to Julia Domna. As you may know, I have a web site which discusses maybe 100 such types in quiz format (I...
    Post by: Valentinian, Aug 14, 2019 at 11:49 PM in forum: Ancient Coins
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    A Greek Artistic Masterpiece on Roman Coins

    @Curtisimo , that is an excellent writeup that would make a web page I would be proud off. In fact, I think I am going to make a web page of...
    Post by: Valentinian, Aug 14, 2019 at 11:08 PM in forum: Ancient Coins
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    Tetrarchal portraits and mini-theme sets

    That's just what I was writing about. You show an excellent mini-theme. The Maxentius as Caesar is a real rarity. Congratulations! Here are...
    Post by: Valentinian, Aug 14, 2019 at 3:39 PM in forum: Ancient Coins
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    Lycian Dynasts

    There are some Lycian designs with four arms to make a tetraskeles: [ATTACH] Lycian Dynast Teththiweibi [What a name to infer from so little on...
    Post by: Valentinian, Aug 14, 2019 at 2:30 AM in forum: Ancient Coins
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    Lycian Dynasts

    I had no idea the hoard of coins of the "Lycian dynasts" might number more than 4000, but I did see many sold over time, most with weak obverses...
    Post by: Valentinian, Aug 14, 2019 at 2:11 AM in forum: Ancient Coins