Yes, generally the artistic style at the time, the Ionian style, typically had the features that I described. Here's a page from Steltman's book...
Actually, though, if you look at the artistic style used in the sixth century BC in Athens, and elsewhere, you would see that this use of the...
They do have character, if not the refinement of latter issues, especially the early classical owls. What you are looking at in the posted coin...
That odd looking owl to the upper right, with the pugnacious profile of Athena, does look like a "Paeonian" type, but the weight is very low, at...
This is not an east reference to acquire, and my copy does have some mileage on it. Nor was it cheap, at $150, for a 1974 reprint. Still, this...
A mezzo ducato, Naples, 1554-1556, Philip II of Spain, minted when he was married to Mary I of England. 14.7 grams [ATTACH] Next: Ah, Sicilia!...
BACS, as already noted, is a wire transfer. I don't recommend that route for payment. It is costly (wire transfer fee + conversion rate) and...
Well, similar in that they were medals, but as I recall they were for individual states, not ancient coin types.
I've been having serious Internet connection problems as well, especially after that big storm blew through a couple of weeks ago. Service is...
Yes, I remember similar coin or metals promotion at gas stations in Detroit back then. I guess nowadays, if there were such a promotion, it would...
That's a very nice and very rare owl of Sabakes, and a key acquisition. They come up very infrequently at auction or on coin sites....
There is a weekly gathering of dealers at Charing Cross, on Saturday. I think it is still being held. Do you plan to attend? I was there in...
I noticed over the past year or two that a large number of Nero tetradrachms from Antioch have appeared on the market, probably from one or more...
Thank you both for the information. According to Wikipedia Caliph Abd al-Malik, in 695 AD, broke away from using Christian symbols on his coins...
Vespasian sestertius [ATTACH] Next: A Roman coin from Carthage, any period.
Here's a chunky dishekel from Sidon, circa 401-365. [ATTACH] Next: Another Phoenician coin.
Here's an intermediate owl of the fourth century BC, Pi-Style III (Bingen Pi III), with what appears to be an obverse counterstamp in the form of...
That imitation has a wonderfully distinct severe "barbaric" quality to it - a great coin!
It's like other areas of collecting. Some coins are readily available, while others are scarce to very rare. The Alexandrian tetradrachms tend...
Very interesting.... I wonder if the vending machines with slabbed coins give change in raw coins.
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