Yes, Atuquid coinage is a fascinating blend of Western and Islamic design elements and themes, very distinct from the iconoclastic coinage...
Thank you for the illuminating discourse on grotesque sculptures in ancient Greece. For me it certainly breaks the stereotype of Hellenistic art...
Those are wonderful antiquities, Donna. I especially like the grotesque bust. I was unaware that such sculptures were done in antiquity. It has...
Where did it all begin? Here I am in bed, but I don’t remember anything else. I feel these round metal objects all around me. Coins! Yes!...
Here are two more coins for this thread. The first one is a recent arrival, and it is notable for its obverse detail and brutal theme. Artuquids...
That Chalkidian League tetradrachm is a beauty. As for the damage, after looking the coin over, magnified, I think the bend on the obverse and...
This bull is from Europe, but I don't know if this qualifies as "humped". In real life I certainly would not prefer to examine it closely for...
As I have said in other threads, there is a lot of cash out there looking for a place to park. There a a lot of newly minted millionaires, and...
Thanks Roma has had quite a run of Athenian tetradrachms, especially mass production owls.
This larger flan type is one of the rarer issues for this series, to be sure. Here's my thread for this coin:...
I really like your - well centered, good strike, good flan and metal Did that coin come from the last Roma auction? Here's one my owls that has...
Those are two very nice examples, very well centered and nicely struck. They have a nice style as well, for Byzantine folles. I have so many...
I must say there is a certain familial resemblance.
Over the past several years, there just been a ton of cash out there looking for a place to park. Putting money into an interest bearing account...
I tend to agree. Such an underweight coin would not be accepted in Athens or anywhere else that adhered to the Attic standard. The fact that...
Stunning examples, with equally stunning hammer prices, net buyer's commission. Wow!
During my wanderings around the various websites selling ancients, who are lying in wait to spring offerings that tantalize and drain the budget...
I think you're right about the date of the Claudius Alexandria tetradrachm. That is a delta, which makes it year 4, not 1. I'll remove that coin...
Here's a link that you might find interesting, regarding the history of gold extraction and refining:...
Of course - year one is year one, regardless of duration. Very nice examples, Donna! The Galba, Pupienus, and Balbinus coins are really nicely...
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