This must be the same coin offered on VCoins:...
Very nice coin!
It seems that you nailed it! For comparison, here's my Phoenician Alexander III tetradrachm: Ake-Tyre, 312-311 BC Tetradrachm Azemilkos, RY 38...
Here's part of the onza stash, beautifully designed coins, especially the winged angel type (from the Angel of Victory monument in Mexico City)....
It just occurred to me that the counterstamp might be figure, facing right, wearing a pharaonic headdress.
A wonderful bust, Donna. The hair style does suggest 2nd century AD, very much in the style of the the Antonine Dynasty. As for empress?...
Yes, I have quite a few Mexican onzas accumulated over the years. I haven't purchased many over the past few years, the prices now are shooting...
This coin arrived today, somewhat earlier than I expected. It is a pharaonic owl that was produced in the 4th century BC, in response to the...
Could the OP coin be a Celtic imitation? I've seen quite a few of these coins being sold individually and in group lots.
Yes, generally speaking imitations such as the OP coin fall within the end of the 5th century BC, with the fall of Athens in the Peloponnesian...
I came across this description online of your coin:...
Thanks. Yes, this imitation does have one of the better style portraits that I've seen. The quality can vary greatly, much the same way that...
Thanks Actually that coin sold for about what similar owls were selling for, in the range of £450 to £550. Some astute bidders were able to buy...
In the midst of yet another COVID variant wave, with the accompanying need to isolate as much as possible, at least until I get the booster in...
I read about this discovery today, and I though I saw a couple of tetradrachms, possibly from Antioch. As for preservation, the state of any...
A very nice RR group for 2021, Donna, wonderful examples! Regarding your third coin, Donna, I saw this coin, or medallion, in Roma's E-Sale 90,...
Doug, although I am a newcomer to CT, I have been very impressed with your depth of knowledge on ancients, the art of photography and the...
Since retirement, now nearing six years, my spending on coins, if anything, has increased, I guess due to lots of time on my hands and a decent...
Nice group! That reverse monogram for the nummus, the triumvirate coin and the Gordian I sestertius really stand out for me. That Gordian I was...
I try to keep track of my "type" coins, coins that serve as representative of an emperor, empress, king, queen, city-state, province, kingdom or...
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