This was just a dirt-cheap eye-candy acquisition. Israel made a series of these medals in 1965, commemorating various cities and ancient coins....
I'll use this thread to post my Nabataean lead tesserae. Some of you that follow my pursuit of these pieces know that I was thwarted the last time...
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Something odd about this coin - it's crispy in a strange way... [img] [img]
Well after nine weeks, the mailman finally came by with a package from UAE - a common bronze of Aretas IV, but this one is well-centered with...
Turreted head of Tyche on obverse. I can make out LAODIKEWN on the reverse, but that's all I've got. Various searches have left me empty handed....
We've had discussions about book purchases, pdf downloads, and favorite reference materials, but I'd like to start a thread that gives people an...
This city changed hands quite a few times B.C.E., and quite a number of different rulers minted their coins there. Here's a quick list that I...
Well, SNG ANS 6 arrived today, and it's a lot bigger than I thought it was going to be. Holy tomes, batman! I've found a few of my Nabataeans...
...with the blue toning? Do they consider the color not market acceptable? Or is it just a coincidence in the market that I can't find any for...
This went out in the mail to me today, and I can't wait to get my greasy fingers on it... American Numismatic Society, New York, 1981. 54 pages +...
This is a recent acquisition spurred by my interest in Arabian coinage. It features Julia Mamaea on the obverse and Tyche on the reverse. [IMG]...
Here's a nice scientificalistic article about isotope analysis used to date coins by fingerprinting the ores. Cool stuff if you're interested in...
Have you guys seen the likes of this before? This a little Nabataean bronze on which two strikes are present: the primary coin, and the edge of...
The two of us visited the Red Rose Coin Show for a bit today. The ancient offerings were paltry and overpriced to say the least, but fortunately...
This is another thread that features a particular Nabataean king’s coinage – this time it’s the last of the kings: Rabbel II (70-106). Not much is...
I've decided rather than post a thread about every new Nabataean acquisition, I would just post one thread for every king, since there are so few,...
Rabbel II enjoyed a long reign (70-106 AD), but he was the last of the Nabataean kings. During his tenure, Nabataea had already become a de facto...
I pulled out all my Romans this morning for no particularly good reason. This represents my first few months of collecting ancients. A nice...
[img] Obverse: Head of Pan right, in circular border of dots Reverse: ΠAN / TI, Bow in case
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