Welcome to Coin Talk! It sounds like you live in a very interesting part of the world. And like Al suggests, please share photos of some of the...
Here's my latest Zeus-Ammon, from Cyprus with a statue of Aphrodite Cypria on the reverse. This is from an "unidentified ancient" eBay auction -...
Great post, RC. You make Tuesday so much more fun with your T-Bone posts. :happy: I just got my first T. Gallus from Viminacium this past...
This does not qualify as a "beautiful" Byzantine, but it is a bit scarce, I think. From an undescribed eBay lot, Maurice Tiberius from Carthage:...
Nice lookin' coin from Heliopolis. I only have one, a little AE struck for Caracalla: [ATTACH] Caracalla Æ 19 Heliopolis, Syria, Coele-Syria...
My Seleukos I tet is rather worn, but it is still has high relief. Ancient coins were definitely not stackable in these cases! [ATTACH]...
Sounds intriguing! I'm familiar with the Vandal countermarks (not in person - I've just seen photos), but for LRBs to get countermarked is new to...
I collect ancient countermarks, but have not been doing so very long. I have not run across any LRB's with countermarks. As in none! Not sure...
A few years back I got a lot of two denarii on eBay that happened to both have trigas. Seller's photo - [ATTACH] Roman Republic...
Very interesting indeed. Late Roman Bronze coins did circulate in the East for much longer, apparently. An earthquake (or Persian invasion?) in...
Just in yesterday, my latest tet - Salonina with a quasi-Princess Leia hairdo: [ATTACH] Salonina Billon Tetradrachm (Year 12 / 264-265 A.D.)...
Interesting discussion, a great looking RR denarius, Donna. It just occurred to me that my most recent RR denarius also has Diana on the...
The degree of analysis here is impressive. My off-the-cuff inexpert opinion - it is genuine. A truly clever counterfeiter would make worn copies...
Interesting post - and an attractive coin with a great backstory. I suppose hoard evidence would be the ultimate provenance for something like...
Thank you Victor - I was not aware of that site. I was filtering using "SMK" which obviously led me down the wrong path - bust type would have...
Yes, I agree - fiendish! :vamp: My other problem here - in addition to misreading the "N" - was I gave up too soon because the mintmark started...
Thank you, zumbly! Yep, I read the mintmark wrong. :oops: I really appreciate your help. :)
Still learning about LRBs, and have a long way to go. From a new unattributed eBay lot, I got this Constantine II (I think) AE from Cyzicus that...
Welcome to CT. Sorry to hear about the COVID - get well soon! I rather liked Lest Darkness Fall by L. Sprague de Camp. It is an alternative...
A very fine and informative write-up, Sulla80. I feel considerably smarter! [ATTACH] Troas, Skepsis Æ16 (c. 250-210 B.C.) Rhyton in form of...
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