Thanks Several years ago there was an auction or sale in the US of some of Grace Kelly's possessions from her estate, mostly clothing as I...
. Thank for the link. I will see what documentation they may have.
Nice coins and writeup.
Given the linear nature of the lines or grooves, on both sides, perhaps damaged, worn dies were used? There's also some corrosion present.
Back in the early 80s when I was making my conversion from US coinage to world and ancients, more the former than the latter at the time, I used...
This dative type might be a little more available. Here's a third example from MA Shops that apparently very recently was sold: [IMG]...
I think that is generally the case. My experience with sea salvaged coins is that the degree of oxidation, the way the coin reacts to the...
Today I thought I would add a silver coin to this thread. It is an Egyptian tetradrachm of Ptolemy I Soter. Burial has given this coin a very...
Nice Probus! This is my best silver-washed LRB, follis of Maximianus, Siscia Mint, 286-310 AD: [ATTACH]
Beautiful coins! I don't venture into Indo Scythian coinage, except to pick the occasional coin that interests me. Here is one that came from...
That's a very nice, well centered and struck coin. I've seen this type in all sorts of levels in quality, and with prices and estimates all...
That's a beauty!
Thanks. I also have a 50 sycee that makes an impressive door stop, but a very poor floatation device.
That's a nice 20 litrae! Here are three coins from Sicily, three ancients, the other from 1791: Syracuse, Deinomenid Tyranny, tetradrachm, c....
In Western terms this is definitely a non-traditional currency. China, 1870 Pingyung Country (Guangdong / Kwangtung) 8.6 taels Salt tax sycee...
Thanks Every now and then I write something that makes sense. But I do like to wax on about the beauty and poetry of ancient coins.
That's a very nice and rare coin! For what it's worth, Van Meter shows your coin as Cohen 18. From what I read, she must have had a pretty rough...
Fundamentally, he is distinguishing between coinage produced by Greek city/states in their name, such as Athens, Syracuse, Corinth and Thebes, and...
Hi Doug Yes, I have read your interesting and informative article a couple of times. When I was young (Jethro Tull?) I was only interested in...
I recently received David R. Sear's first volume on Greek and Roman coins. This reference is very nicely formatted, with wonderful photos. It is...
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