I don't think it's Lesbos, at least not the Koinon mint with boar fractions. I don't know if you have any, but those ones are billon and don't...
That's possible, need more samples of Forrer... But here is my probably George Muller writing sample. I see several similarities (captial G's, E,...
It certainly looks familiar. Mid-twentieth century. British. Possibly bought at Spink, 1941? With private price code? I wonder what/who P.T.O....
Quite the provenance, indeed! I love seeing collection histories like that. Some W. Niggeler coins were privately sold, but this one was indeed...
Thank you for the great information!
Part 2: Family "Museum" / "Stuff" ... My grandfather (KLJ, c. 1927-2021) grew up near Fort Henry, Tennessee and in the 1930s went around scouring...
I'm going to do two replies, I think... Part 1: Semi-numismatic (scale weights) Smaller (under 6g) than it looks! Don't remember why, but I...
My most recent one, I was planning to give its own post at some point, one of the most extreme die-clashes I've ever seen. It's rare for a...
Right, it's very well known that's where the French / American version of Liberty comes from. I'm sure the Roman coins also meant it in the...
Great Sri Lanka imitative fallen horseman! I love that type but don't have one yet. There's one on MA-Shops now, also a mirrored reverse...
Vitellius is one of those few Emperors who did not strike "captives" coinage or struck them in very limited numbers. Vitellius' only ones relate...
Here is a fun countermark coin from Troas Alexandria. Most of the five countermarks (Apollo, mouse, two lyres -- one incuse, one in relief --...
I enjoy these heavy Anastasius Folles. Here's my favorite: [ATTACH] Byzantine (Eastern Roman). Anastasius I Æ Follis (32mm, 18.76g, 6h), struck...
Thanks for sharing the NCS link, I hadn't looked at their services before. (Though I saw them doing shipwreck coins on a tv show once.) The big...
I wouldn't have ever referred to myself as "a coin dealer," but maybe I would've once qualified as a low-end "vest-pocket dealer." I make the...
Yup, once you've seen them, quite recognizable as the medium size bronze from Aeolis, Kyme. Here's one I have photographed because I can't find...
Lol, these are a great reminder that there is a fine line between the statuesque physique of a Greek god and that of a space alien! A few years...
Some new captives & related coin types. If there are any corrections or anything I should know, please don’t hesitate! [ATTACH][ATTACH] [ATTACH]...
I actually have some embarrassing Nerva's, but I give myself a pass for Nerva: I collect Roman "captives coinage" and, I believe, he is one the...
Aha, I knew it! Since you posted the previous Maxentius-captive-Drost-"plate coin" when I saw the banner headline I watched this one closely. (I...
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