Wonderful! I guess I didn't know that Celtic coins circulated that far East.
You didn't specify which Nero, so: Roman Republic, Ti. Claudius Ti.f. Ap.n. Nero [Tiberius Claudius Nero, son of Tiberius and grandson of...
In fact, it's possible that Brutus was wearing this very coin at the moment he stabbed Caesar: he had the whole thing planned out, and arranged...
Do you know for a fact that the coin actually sold for $685 back then? If not, the fact that that price was written or printed on an old ticket...
Well, it could have been! Can you prove it wasn't?
You mean the dealer currently offering this 5/1 beauty for the low, low price of $2,400?...
Another new coin arrived today from the latest Nomos Obolos auction, and again I thought I would tack my write-up onto the end of an existing...
@akeady and @corvusconstantius, I really like the new coins that both of you posted today.
Here is a coin that arrived today from Nomos AG in Switzerland, so instead of putting it in a new thread I thought I would tack it on here, since...
Great coin! The reverse depicting Alexandria with an elephant headdress was already quite common under the Julio-Claudians, as with this example...
My first three ancient coins purchased as an adult. All in the early- to mid-1980s when I was still in my 20s, and was already collecting Greek,...
"Areas" plural? How about two recent examples? Roman Republican: [ATTACH] and Roman Provincial from Alexandria: [IMG] [IMG] Next, more of...
I have! Just since December, I have bid, and won ancient and even some British coins at, the Roma, Cayon Subastas, Nomos Obolos, Dix Noonan Webb,...
I think K = KM.
Thanks for all your opinions. Right now I think I'll pass. Too much (ca. $270 ) to spend on a coin I'm not really sure how I feel about.
Very, very nice! Coincidentally, I've been considering buying a sestertius of Severus Alexander myself, at retail. My concern is not so much...
Next, as I said, is a coin with Jupiter. This is a serious game, dammit! (Edited to add: the game may be serious, but I hope you understand that...
Since it's the Coin theme game, not the Astronomy game, here's an actual coin with Saturn to satisfy @Andres2's prompt: Roman Republic, M. Nonius...
I have no personal knowledge, but I would be amazed if any auction houses routinely took the time to do that, given how many lots they usually...
Corinth AR Stater. Circa 375-345 BC. Obv: Pegasos flying left, Q below / Rev: Helmeted head of Athena left. Control-symbols behind head:...
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