That's an interesting speculation, Steve! It is always described as a flower, but it does resemble a pomegranate with very long spines on top, as...
I received the OP coin from CNG today. Ken Dorney is right, the coin looks most like the Roma photo. It doesn't have the slightly brown tone of...
Happy Birthday, Bing! Mine was 11 days ago...:oldman:
It appears to be a bronze of Antiochus VII, Seleukid Kingdom, 138-129 BC: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=2404666
[ATTACH] ex Triton XVIII, 6 January 2015, Lot 373. From the collection of the MoneyMuseum, Zurich. ex Numismatica Ars Classica, Auction 13, 8...
I appreciate all the research and comments, gang! I have revised the description to include "(thistle?)".
Oh...and, Doug, the OP coin will not be sold again until after my death, although I can't say if that will be "long term" or not...:oldman:
This thread seems to have started a passionate discussion. I will only say that I am satisfied with the purchase and will pay almost 15 % less...
I will post this new acquisition even though I just won it in CNG 103. I have been looking for an Akragas tetradrachm to add to the collection for...
A Pyrrhus of Epirus thread: an opportunity for me to post a coin I recently acquired. [ATTACH] Uncertain mint, Bruttium, AR Didrachm c 278-275...
[ATTACH] Phalanthos riding dolphin to left, holding a kantharos in his extended right hand [ATTACH] Youthful Dionysos reclining left, on the...
Something tells me Steve would thoroughly enjoy you stalking him, TIF!
Congratulations, Mat! You have 10,000 posts and I think Steve just put up his 10,000th avatar! Just joshing, ancient coin buddy...;)
Nice triobol of Sparta, TIF! I don't know if you collect references along with your coins like I do, but it is also HGC 5 612. I let it get out of...
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I came late to this party, but here's my soldier going into battle - The Lesser Ajax, hero of Lokris, who participated in the Trojan War: nude...
Some go cheaply, Steve, and some are simply ridiculous. I've been trying to buy a nice Larissa drachm with the foal and mare reverse for awhile,...
The 3 smiley faces should have been a hint. Sorry I took you seriously, Theo!:eggface:
Very interesting coin, Ken. I'll bet it feels good to store one away with your collection and not instantly prepare it for resale. The type with...
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