Yes, very interesting countermarks. I love these things, and although my knowledge is limited to what I can find through Google search, I like to...
I see what you are referring to. I think the difference is attributable to lighting and the angle of the image. I have both coins, so I should...
The dies of the two owls do have some resemblances to one another, but they really are not matches. I have yet to see a die match for an Athenian...
Wonderful coins! I like the seal, the owl and the fractional gold stater and the Ariarathes VIII tetradrachm. That last coin has nice style and...
Wonderful coins! The quadrigatus is a real standout.
#3 and #2 are my favorite coins. All of them are outstanding!
@Severus Alexander, it feels, on my part insufficient expressing my condolences, for words are but shadows, poor substitutes of the emotions that...
Call it eccentric, weird, funky, wretched or all of the above, this imitative owl is probably quite rare, as far as I know. [ATTACH]...
Here's the classic cartoon from the National Lampoon in 1970: [ATTACH]
Nice write up, coin and Egyptian amulet. My frog is Babylonian old period (circa 2000-1600 BC) in origin, carved from dentritic agate: 184...
Yes, that probably is the case for these coins. They are all pretty nice grades and have been cleaned. One can only speculate where they were...
Here are a couple of recent arrivals. This is a pharaonic owl with three test cuts. What makes this coin interesting is the pentagram...
Oops! Out of sequence - Please ignore.... Fausta, 326-328 AD AE 18 Thessaloncia Mint [ATTACH]
Hoards of owls continue to be discovered. Specific information about them, is next to nonexistent. This photo is part a group of classical owls...
That Justinian I follis, year 13, Constantinople, was an excellent buy - a really nice coin in every respect.
Of my ancient coins, this one has stood the test of time for decades now as the favorite. [ATTACH] Next: A coin that at first was...
Here's an AE 28 from Petra, Geta, with Tyche seated left, within a temple. BMC p. 36 same. 15.76 grams [ATTACH]
Islands off Thrace, 500-480 BC Thasos AR Stater Nude Satyr in kneeling-running stance to right, carrying off a protesting nymph / Quadripartite...
Nice writeup! It never occurred to me that there were parallels between the depiction of Tyche, with a three point crown, and the new coinage of...
All wonderful coins! I especially like the galloping triga on the reverse on the denarius, and I am always a pushover for a beautiful sestertius,...
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