I just got one of your coins CNG E Auction 443 Lot 443. I wonder how long dealers will continue destroying the history of their coins. They must...
I did a little work on this series and what I noticed that there were a number of issues. After the EPHE issue there was the star * and then the...
Herakles strangling the Nemean Lion Stater of Heraklea This is one of my favorite Greek coin types.[ATTACH]
I have a few provincial coins of Hadrian here are a couple 1. Drachm ofAlexandria 2. Drachm of Amisos [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Even good coin dealers or auction houses can make mistakes. I believe that you are in fact correct that this is either an off metal strike or...
I just got my Leu Cat today. Actually somebody I know would like it after I am done so it will get a home.
My LG cell phone is not quite the same but fairly close
I don't have a smart phone I have one of the old flip types which is usually off unless I am in another city and need to call somebody. It is a LG...
Right now the biggest and heaviest sestertius I got is this one Agrippina Snr Minted by Claudius 50-54 A.D. RIC 102 37 mm and 28.30 grams[ATTACH]...
Both coins 35 mm First Coin Rv Roma 26.44 grams Second Coin Bridge 25.80 grams
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I don't have many ex museum coins but I have a few in reference books. Antiochos IX Ar Tetradrachm 113-112 B.C. Lorber Seleucid Coins 2263a This...
Pescennius Niger denarius RIC 76 var John Hopkins University Collection Baltimore J.W. Garret Collection[ATTACH]
When it comes to size, the sestertii of Trajan are usually the biggest. They are also among my favorite. Sestertius Rv Roma Vixtrix stg l....
Galba Denarius Rv ROMA RENASC RIC 199 Also purchased from the Galba Collection Hess Divo Auction[ATTACH]
Essentially yes. The Basileos issues most likely started in 322 B.C. This is true of the eastern mints. The western mints such as Amphipolis may...
I found this graph about a year ago It does show something of the debasement of the Roman silver coins. The problem that we have is that our...
It can be challenging. At one time I had a good number of lifetime coins of both Philip II and Alexander III. Now I have fewer and a lot more...
The current reference on this coinage is " Coins of the Ptolemaic Empire " by Catharine Lorber. Your coin looks like her reference number 19 and...
Congrats ancient coin hunter. As another alumni of April 2017 it is hard to believe it is two years already. This site is great fun.
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