[ATTACH] Indo-Greek/Greco-Baktrian Kingdom. Apollodotus I. (174-165 BC). Æ Hemiobol. O: BAΣIΛEΩΣ AΠOΛΛOΔOTOY ΣΩTHPOΣ; Apollo standing facing,...
Interesting. The scratch can (faintly)be made out in the accompanying vid of the coin. [MEDIA]
This is obviously a wild guess, but to me, it(quadrangular device) appears to be four dolphins swimming nose-to-tail.
Searching further, perhaps Flanders(shot-in-the-dark)? If so, Reims(Northern France), at the least; may have you looking in the correct...
Looks to be Anglo-Saxon(Circa 715-750). Edit: Upon closer look, perhaps not, but it does resemble this type: [IMG]
[ATTACH] Aelia Eudoxia. Augusta(Wife of Arcadius). (AD 400-404). Æ Follis. (18mm, 2.29g). O: AEL EVDOXIA AVG; Pearl-diademed and draped bust...
While I still use AC Search and Coin Archives, I often find myself using this one(SIXBID Archive) as my 1st go-to(as a better overall free tool...
The obverse isn't much to look at, but I still enjoy this little gem and its ligature. [ATTACH] M. Aburius M.f. Geminus. (132 BC). Æ Quadrans....
Here's a little collage of some ladies that all traveled together to me... [IMG]
I've noticed that pre-211 BC Roman Republic AR coins(AKA Pre-denarius) seem to have really increased in price lately. More so than being aligned...
Thanks for the cool post as always @Ryro [IMG] L. Lucretius Trio. 74 BC. AR Denarius. (19mm, 4.04g). Rome mint. Obverse: Laureate head of...
You've got to admit.. They do look pretty classy on display in an Abafil tray, no?
What are you gonna do to mitigate the Cheetoh dust?:clown:
As alluded to ITT already, most all of these are fairly easy to identify. I've found plenty of enjoyment and knowledge gleaned from doing the...
I need to get around to taking proper pictures of my smallest coins. It's a tough go. They come out really grainy. This one is the teeniest...
Cha-ching!!! Count me as one that enjoys reading this. Part of the fun of collecting for me is the concept of trading up. When I was a...
Thourioi arose out of the ashes of Sybaris, which had been first besieged and destroyed by neighboring Kroton in 510/9 BC. Attempts to refound the...
Well if the earliest dating of the type is accurate to the 440s BC, did Syracuse make the change 'pre', 'post' or "sometime around" 400 BC?
Ooh, nice coin!!! In further researching of the type, yours seems less common. The bull is facing right, which would usually indicate that the...
One man's archaeologist is another man's looter... "That belongs in a museum!" [IMG]
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