Hahahahaha!!! That’s hilarious.
Nice coins, all.
My grandmother gave me a Roman denarius of Emperor Gordian III way back in 2013/4, which got me hooked on ancients. I have 2 large purchases in...
Purdy kitten! Random coin: [ATTACH] Seleucid Kings, Antiochus IV Epiphanes, 175-164 Antiochia Tetradrachm circa 168-164, AR 32 mm. 16.2 gm. Obv:...
@jamesicus That's an awesome life story. I know it's cliche, but I(and many others here) really do thank you for your service to the nation.
@Clavdivs WOW! We have a member of the GI generation on CT, that's awesome!
@Victor_Clark I think you are on to something. Surely the Romans in the 3rd/4th century were familiar with Alexandrine and Seleucid tetradrachm...
@Alegandron I had your coin in mind when I was reading that paper. Go out and buy you 180 liters of barley grain, my friend!:D
@Pavlos Thats a good question. I am not sure why a Babylonian Shekel is 8.6g while a Carthagenian/Phoenician shekel is 7.6 grams. @EWC3 is pretty...
I am fortunate that I missed the thread in question. I agree with TIF on this issue, we are all functioning adults and don’t need a “warning”...
God forbid we be invaded by the Sassanid Persians!:p
As collectors of ancient coins I feel that we sometimes forget that the little discs of metal we collect were used in day to day financial...
Hi everyone, I recently acquired a small lot of "Octopus man" coins from the Chola dynasty of Southern India and Sri Lanka. These coins were first...
Why yes, that coin is superb! Very nice win.
Like most young American Numismatists in the early 2010’s I started out with American coins. I fondly remember searching through some old coffee...
Some of my favorite Seleucid portraits that I own. [ATTACH] SELEUCID KINGDOM. Antiochus II Theos (261-246 BC). AR tetradrachm (32mm, 16.99gm,...
Very nice, I really like the Antiochus VIII! The Seleucid's produced some fine specimens in their 250 + year history so you won't be disappointed...
@seth77 I believe so. Seems like an entire lifetime now, doesn't it?!
Fascinating post. I wasn't aware of a revolt in Britain taking place that early, so thats interesting. I find it crazy that within a 120 year...
Man, I had to dig in a thread from way back in 2015 to find my coin and info. I need to start shifting back to Siliqua one of these days. [ATTACH]...
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