Nice coin. I'm afraid I am going to be no help here, but I had a similar situation trying to figure out what Asklepios is holding. It is...
Here's a cornucopiae and a caduceus: [ATTACH] Laodikeia, Phrygia Æ 20 (c. 133/88-67 B.C.) Laureate, draped bust of Laodice or...
Very interesting article, thanks for sharing it, Bing. I only have one Abydos coin, but it is a non-Egyptian Abydos. Probably wine-drinkers in...
Nemo makes some good points - I've had some silver coins that had been cleaned white develop a pleasant toning after a few years if not left in a...
Great coins and write-up, as always, Donna. I have a couple of the Marsyas issues by Censorinus. Here are some: This one has a die-clash:...
Thank you so much for this information - I really struggle with these Islamic coins and I need all the help I can get!
Love these Faustina Fridays, RC. Here's my MATRI CASTORVM sestertius - it is so worn the standards are not really visible: [ATTACH] Faustina...
Very nice coin, David. Here is one that demonstrates the "low grade" problem with these you mention. My attribution is uncertain, but if I am...
I got my first Jubilee Head crown 30+ years ago and I have been a big fan since. As Donna mentioned, it is considered the ugly, and I agree, but...
Nice find - I love bargain-hunting stories like this. A bit more than $20, back in 2019 I found a $49.99 buy-it-now on eBay, for a coin I...
Not a Red Bull can, but a drinking cup (rhyton) with wings: [ATTACH] Troas, Skepsis Æ16 (c. 250-210 B.C.) Rhyton in form of...
A while back I posted an Antioch AE of Macrinus, and Al Kowalsky had some interesting things about the denominations/sizes of that era: My post:...
I think my elephants win the "placeholder" prize. Yuck. :vomit: Titus and Philip the Arab: [ATTACH]
Great write-up on an interesting ruler. Here is my only one, a tiny AE with a prow: [ATTACH] Macedon Æ 13...
Here's another "last issue" of Faustina II. I am assuming this also relates to her travels with the military? Note the Roman Collector notes...
Great pickup ff. Whitting is one of my favorites - I don't own it, but fortunately my local library has a copy, so I've checked it out a lot....
Just last month I got my first square Bactrian and like the OP it features Dioscuri caps. This is definitely an entry-level coin! I'd hankered...
Very interesting coins and information. This is an area I hope someday to get more involved in. A couple years ago I got a silver dirham that...
Here a decidedly un-spectacular owl, but it is a countermark, so I am fond of it: [ATTACH] Pergamum, Mysia Æ 20 (c. 200-133 B.C.)...
Very excited to see your coin, SA - I too just got an anchor countermark on an Antiochos I host, but different than yours: [ATTACH] Seleucid...
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