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    OTD 145 CE Septimius Severus, militaristic & diplomatic genius w\excellent taste in wives is born

    Septimius Severus, AD 193-211. Æ Sestertius (30mm, 18.94g, 6h). Rome mint, struck AD 195-196. Obv: [L SE]PT SEV PE-RT AVG IMP [VII]; Laureate bust...
    Post by: Edessa, Apr 11, 2022 in forum: Ancient Coins
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    Medieval Monday!

    Germany, Brandenburg. Friedrich II (the Iron), AD 1440-1470. AR Hohlpfennig Bracteate (15mm, 0.19g). Stendal mint. Obv: Arms (Half-eagle facing,...
    Post by: Edessa, Apr 11, 2022 in forum: Ancient Coins
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    Off the Beaten Path: Stobi

    MACEDON. Stobi. Julia Domna, Augusta, AD 193-217. Bronze Triassarion (22 mm, 7.8 g). Obv: AVGVS-TA IV[LIA] Draped bust of Julia Domna to right....
    Post by: Edessa, Apr 9, 2022 in forum: Ancient Coins
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    Follow the coin theme GAME - ancient edition - post ‘em if you got ‘em

    Central & Southern Greece, AR Hemidrachms, Boeotian Federal Coinage. Circa 395-340 BC. Obv: Boeotian shield. Rev: Kantharos, club above, BO-I...
    Post by: Edessa, Apr 8, 2022 in forum: Ancient Coins
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    Bizarre auction prices ...

    This info was included in an after-auction email from Künker. The average lot in: 365 went for 3x estimate 366 went for 6x estimate 367 went for...
    Post by: Edessa, Apr 7, 2022 in forum: Ancient Coins
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    Follow the coin theme GAME - ancient edition - post ‘em if you got ‘em

    Cologne, Archbishop Piligrim (1021-1036 AD), under Conrad II (1027-1039 AD). AR Pfennig (1,52 g). Obv: [+CH]VONRA[DVS IMP]; Cross with PI-LI-GR-IM...
    Post by: Edessa, Apr 5, 2022 in forum: Ancient Coins
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    Kenneth Bressett Collection wins: 22 coins, incl. Judaea Capta As, Dorchester & "Higgie" Hoards

    Q. Curtius and M. Sergius Silus. 116-115 BC. AR Brockage Denarius (19mm, 3.63 g, 12h). Rome mint. Helmeted head of Roma right; X (mark of value)...
    Post by: Edessa, Apr 3, 2022 in forum: Ancient Coins
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    How Worn will You Go?

    Julius Caesar, August 43 BC. AR Denarius (19 mm, 3.08g). Posthumous issue. Rome mint. L Flaminius Chilo, moneyer. Obv: Laureate head right within...
    Post by: Edessa, Apr 3, 2022 in forum: Ancient Coins
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    A countermark collectors kind of thread: Stamps helping stamps

    Sorry if this is redundant, but for those language-challenged of us who missed the earlier posts about it, make sure to check out Google...
    Post by: Edessa, Mar 30, 2022 in forum: Ancient Coins
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    Roman Era Tetradrachms from Gaza

    On the other hand, the uncertainty in mint location of these unmarked issues contributes to the fact that they can be had much more cheaply. Both...
    Post by: Edessa, Mar 29, 2022 in forum: Ancient Coins
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    Two new Roman Egyptian coins: one ex. Dattari, and one possibly unpublished

    Very nice, Donna. Glad you picked that one up. I was beat out of all the Dattari specimens that I had an eye on, except for this one. Egypt,...
    Post by: Edessa, Mar 29, 2022 in forum: Ancient Coins
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    What is the most you've ever spent on an ancient coin?

    My splurge... Sicily. Syracuse. Time of Agathokles, 310-305 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 16.98g, 6h). Struck circa 317-310 BC. Obv: Head of Arethousa...
    Post by: Edessa, Mar 29, 2022 in forum: Ancient Coins
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    Follow the coin theme GAME - ancient edition - post ‘em if you got ‘em

    Michael VIII Palaeologus, AD 1261-1282. AV Hyperpyron Nomisma (27mm, 4.19g, 6h). Constantinople mint. Obv: Half-length figure of the Theotokos,...
    Post by: Edessa, Mar 29, 2022 in forum: Ancient Coins
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    Not of Troy but from Trier: An attractive Helena

    Helena, Augusta, AD 324-328/330. Æ Follis (18.5mm, 3.68g, 6h). Thessalonica mint, 3rd officina. Struck AD 324. Obv: Diademed and draped bust...
    Post by: Edessa, Mar 25, 2022 in forum: Ancient Coins
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    Challenge; post attractive, sub-$300 coin/s

    Not the best of condition, but very pleasant to look at for $35. Akarnania, Federal Coinage. Struck late second century BC. Æ20 (6.53g, 3h)....
    Post by: Edessa, Mar 25, 2022 in forum: Ancient Coins
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    Challenge; post attractive, sub-$300 coin/s

    One of my favs for $160. Roman Syria, Seleucis and Pieria, Antioch. Galba, AD 68-69. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 14.22g, 12h). Antioch mint. Dated RY 2...
    Post by: Edessa, Mar 20, 2022 in forum: Ancient Coins
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    Calabria, Tarentum: AR Nomos. c. 281-272 BC, Gy-, Sostratos, and Poly-, magistrates; Vlasto 716

    Calabria, Tarentum. AR Stater (20mm, 8.04g, 6h). Circa 465–455 BC. Obv: ΤΑΡΑΣ; Taras astride dolphin left, extending both arms, scallop shell...
    Post by: Edessa, Mar 19, 2022 in forum: Ancient Coins
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    Sestertius….NEW

    I think neither. There may have been an attempt to smooth the areas of purple encrustations on the reverse, but this doesn't distract.
    Post by: Edessa, Mar 16, 2022 in forum: Ancient Coins
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    Caracalla "War Tetradrachm" from Laodicea

    Phoenicia, Berytus. Caracalla, AD 198-217. AR Tetradrachm (27mm, 13.29g, 12h). Struck circa AD 215-217. Obv: AYT KAI•AN-TWNINOC CЄ; Laureate bust...
    Post by: Edessa, Mar 16, 2022 in forum: Ancient Coins
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    Happy Ides of March

    The Caesarians. Julius Caesar. 42 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.71g). Posthumous issue. Rome mint, L. Livineius Regulus, moneyer. Obv: Laureate head of...
    Post by: Edessa, Mar 15, 2022 in forum: Ancient Coins
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