The Phoenician letter O is a consonant. It has nothing to do with our Latin vowel O. If I want to write Astarte in Phoenician, I will start with...
I found this one in my old folders. Looks same design, with possibly Melkart on the obverse. It was also struck at Arados. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Fantastic and really historic write-up. It proves how a coin could shed light on a possibly hidden part of History. Congrats.. Hope to find a coin...
Both of these 2 coins have Genio on reverse. The first was struck at Cyzicus under Constantine the Great. The second was issued at Heraclea under...
The following silver drachm of Parthian king Phraates IV has 2 stars on obverse. But the star over the head of the king seems original. [ATTACH]...
Struck under Antiochus VI, the reverse of the following Seleucid coin has a standing panther raising right paw. SNGIs 1784. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
The reverse of this coin under Volusian shows Dionysus riding a panther backward. It was struck at Samaria. Rosenberg 185. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
This coin of Philip II has a counter mark on the mouth of the Emperor, thus it had disfigured it. The reverse looks decent. It was struck at...
Nice finds.. Nice park.. Nice shovel.. And very nice researcher. Hope you every luck in the near future.
The following coin is a Prutah which was struck at Sepphoris in Galilee. Formerly known as Diocaesarea, the village of Sepphoris lies only 4 miles...
Wishing recovery and safety to all of you. I chose Victory and Pietas to symbolize the victory of your daughter and all the family over COVID-19....
Glad to read again from you brother and teacher @ Ardatirion. Delighted and like in French "Enchante". Meanwhile, I wonder if the following glass...
Here it is.. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Between Lepta and Prutah, or Maccabean and Hasmonean, Jewish revolts and war of Bar Koshba etc.. I think light needs to be shed on these events...
Glad to see all these historical coins being classified in details within catalogs issued and revised by renown experts in the field of...
Just found this AE dirham in my old folders. Najm-EL-Din, Artuqid. I was also provided with more info concerning this coin: Halbi Mardin....
Correct. That's John Hyrcanus II of the Hasmonean Dynasty. Obverse or right photo shows crossed cornucopiae with pomegranate between them. The...
Weighing just 1.59 g., this tiny coin has a Hebraic legend within wreath on reverse. The obverse seems also interesting. It's likely to be from...
I chose the lighthouse of Latakia (Laodikea ad Mare). Obverse shows Septimius Severus and his son Caracalla. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Thanks for your collaboration. I could manage to have a couple of scans at 300 and 600 dpi. The coin is worn and needs cleaning. The C/M might be...
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