There are coins minted under the aegis of the Achaian League which are attributed to Sparta (Lakedaimon) I at one time owned one of these.THIS IS...
A few days ago I was commenting on the what the image might mean on a stater from the mint of Thasos. What I didn't discuss was that how other...
My understanding of the Battle of Raphia 22 June 217 BC is just after Antiochos III routed the Ptolemaic left wing Arsinoe III the wife of Ptolemy...
Neat coin Only a Poor Man There are a number of fatal misconceptions about this coinage. However before tackling the specific imagery on this...
Today is a really nice sunny warm day and I wonder why I am indoors. I just got my second covid shot and had the sore arm syndrome for a few hours...
Hey you ought to be in pictures ! I do not know if this is a record but this coin has showed up in three references Demetrios II Ar Tetradrachm...
Some time ago I did discuss the differences between the Starr group coins principally the Starr Group IV and V coins with those of the mass...
Philip I the Arab though he was born only a few miles south of Damascus is an interesting though rather dubious character. We really know nothing...
In the Pozzi collection as recreated by Serge Boutin 1979 your coin is listed as No 3664. This book was an attempt to recreate the Pozzi...
I have only one lifetime issue Sestertius of Faustina Maior 139 AD Obv, Bust right draped Hair bound with pearls on top of head. Rv. Juno standing...
I guess Constantine thought he was an Optimo Principi Some years ago I owned this coin of Constantine I from the mint of Rome THIS IS NO LONGER...
Alexander III Ar Tetradrachm Amphipolis 332-326 BC Obv Head of beardless Herakles right wearing lion skin headdress. Rv Zeus Aetophoros seated...
Maximinus I Thrax Ar Denarius 235-236 AD Obv Bust right laureate draped seen from back Rv Salus seated left. RIC 14 3.22 grms 18 mm Photo by w....
Theoretically part of the series. I guess he does have to pass through here to get to the rest. Or is this an example of "show me the love"?...
I did not pick up any books from the Kolbe Auction but I would have to differ with Ancient Joe. I actually have picked up more books than coins so...
Philip I Ar Antoninianus Antioch 244-249 AD Obv Bust left radiate and cuirassed seen from front . Rv Felicitas standing facing head left. RIC 76...
Last week i presented two tetradrachms minted under the aegis of Kassander. Today I will present my third coin of this king Av Stater of Kassander...
Though I have sent this coin to CNG to be auctioned[ATTACH] it is still technically my coin. Antoninianus of Victorinus. Obv bust right radiate...
This thread reminds me of an event some 30-40 years ago. At that time the government of Canada wished to honor Lester B Pearson A Prime Minister...
Well it is Saturday and not because I had any real choice in the matter I am working on some coins I just received of Kassander. I bought these...
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