This is a type that I recently attributed. It is the less common older Æ type with the bull walking left. It has been dated between 435-410/5...
With Turkey's recent MOUs (and associated restrictions), I wonder if there will be those willing to take their chances à la Billy Hayes (portrayed...
That is an excellent (double) portrait bronze. Among the finest style that I've seen.
This is beginning to appear surprisingly similar to the rabid oenophiles portrayed in "The Billionaires Vinegar"....
I'm going to wager an educated guess (before seeing a few examples already posted ITT); it was likely a Sicilian city.
I found your coin sold at Marcinak in May of this year. https://aukcje.gndm.pl/en/coins-vespasian-69-79-dupondius/715302 This is their...
[ATTACH] AEOLIS, Kyme. (450-400 BC). AR Hemiobol. (8mm, .44g). Obverse: Head of eagle left; K[Y]–M around. Reverse: Quadripartite granulated...
Well, for #2, I think that I can make out IΛOΠAT(or ILOPAT) on the reverse legend. The deity appears to be a winged Nike....
[ATTACH] Maximinus II Daia. as Caesar. (AD 305-309). Æ Follis. (26mm, 6.84g). Serdica mint. Struck (AD 307-308). Obverse: GAL VAL MAXIMINVS NOB...
Quite an oversight by the auction house considering that the reverse of the coin clearly reads: ΣΕΛEYKOY, and there is a Seleukid anchor in the...
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Interesting, about the variances in speculation on dating. Any guesses on what date this one may be? I believe it to be a bunch of grapes w/ a...
[ATTACH] ZEUGITANIA, Carthage. (210-202 BC). Æ21. (21mm, 5.66g). Obverse: Wreathed head of Tanit left. Reverse: Horse standing right before palm...
[ATTACH] SELEUKID KINGS of SYRIA. Antiochos IV Epiphanes. (175-164 BC). Æ Obol. (23mm, 11.20g). Struck with Ptolemy VI Philometer Dies Captured...
Excellent coin! Congratulations!!! I would suggest that AVGVSTVS translates closer to 'exalted one' or 'majesty'; whereas IMPERATOR (directly...
I suppose we will have to respectfully disagree here; concerning the differences in our perception of the OP's motives in starting a new 'slab'...
Nice looking portrait, but that grade is a joke. Where's the 'Edge chip' note? This same coin(OP) sold for $576 in Oct. of last year @Heritage...
Considering the OP's history on this board concerning this topic... [IMG]
[ATTACH] P. Licinius Crassus M.f. (55 BC). AR Denarius. (19mm, 3.38g). Rome mint. Obverse: Laureate, diademed, and draped bust of Venus right,...
If I were to be slightly suspicious of any of them, the Caracalla's surface appearance does look a little soapy. It's really hard to tell from a...
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