So I was poking around in Syria, looking for some specific issues of S. Severus, but I wandered considerably northward and stumbled across this...
I’ll be filing this one away in my already brimming drawer of ugly, decrepit, and obscure coins nobody else loves. But I consider it a junk bin...
I'm trying to decipher all the marks on the reverse of this coin... [IMG] Am I correct in reading this? [IMG] The reason I ask is the Q is...
...from my usual fare. AR Tritatemorion of Kyzikos, 480-450 BC. 9x12mm, .58g, ex Sidney Mygind. Not in my possession yet, but when it does arrive...
This is a new addition to my Nabataean types, just arrived yesterday. These coins were struck in large quantities to commemorate the birth of...
I've made some noise in the past about collecting a set of Gallienus animal coins, so here we go. Ordinarily I avoid slabbed coins for the hassle...
Hey folks, I just picked up this Phoenix. Does it look like an engraver's error circled in red? Looks like FEN to me, instead of FEL. Also, anyone...
Two very small coins, 13-14mm. They commemorate the marriage of Aretas IV to his second wife, Shuqailat. I bought two examples, simply on account...
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This was an eBay snipe which I didn't think I'd win for the ridiculously low bid I put in, so I consider it a steal. This is just the edited...
These bronze types were minted by Alexander the Great, but this coin was issued by the Cypriot King Nikokreon. [IMG] An excerpt from The...
This coin arrived yesterday, courtesy of our fellow board member Nathan (Holding History). I posted it a few days ago in the alphabetical thread,...
So it seems RR tracking is useless. I've got tracking numbers for packages coming from UAE, Cyprus, and Israel, and none of them give me any...
My first phoenix reverse. How'd I do? [img]
No great shakes here. The first is a newp - bargain bin find with less common reverse legend. The second is just a new pic of an old coin. [IMG]...
A tentative step into Byzantine waters... [img] Byzantine Empire: Constantine V/Leo IV/Leo III, 741-775 AE Follis: 17.9mm, 2.09g; Syracuse...
Well, I won an auction for a Crispus and this came instead. Checked the seller's history, and sure enough somebody else won the Licinius. Somehow...
I bought this snotty coin last week, and everybody laughed at me except Doug, but I think it's got an a bit of a bonus: I don't see the G of AVG...
The first is a new shot of an old coin, the second is a newp, another bargain bin coin. It's striking to note how differently coins can age in...
Bit of a ragged flan and some cut-off legends, but I was attracted to this piece for the equally strong EF details on both sides. Looks like a die...
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