Here is more discussion and the resolution of this mystery. https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/1051824/leonardo-enigma - Broucheion
Hi, Sorry, there is no image of Cleopatra here. Apollo on omphalos reverse, goddess on obverse. Edit: Something like...
Hi All, Another scenario is that someone at Yale “borrowed” the coins and no one was the wiser till the coins showed up for sale later. The...
@7Calbrey, Sorry, this is a Seleucid coin. - Broucheion
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Hi @AussieCollector, Take a look at https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=3070677 (Sicily, Akragas. ca. 213-210 B.C. AE 23). - Broucheion
Hi @AussieCollector, Sorry to say that’s not a Ptolemaic coin. I’m not sure where it’s from but many cities had Zeus/Eagle types. Maybe Sicily?...
Hi All, I wasn't sure if I should post this here or in the Superb owl Sunday thread. I've posted a different owl there. [ATTACH] References:...
All All, Superb owls all round so far! Maybe this is not really superb, maybe more ostrich than owly faced, but I love it just the same....
Hi @DonnaML, Good point! RPC just describes it as a "canopus" (https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/1/5370). Geissen is also non-commital with...
POSTSCRIPT: The coin actually arrived on 2 Jan 2021 (total travel time = 75 days!). The seller then contacted me with a very reasonable comment:...
Hi All, [ATTACH] (Sorry for the dark image but the coin is black and does not photograph well), Obol of Otho, Alexandria, Egypt, Year 01 (15...
Hi All, See https://www.cointalk.com/threads/ptah-the-creator-god-of-memphis.350273/#post-3881902 - Broucheion
Hi All, This is my oldest dichalkon, from Augustus. Emmett-13.ud; RPC I-5011, BMC-0025; Geissen-Unlisted; DS-0018 & DS-6589. [ATTACH] [I'm not...
Hi @ValiantKnight, Here's my coin (image from Timeline Auctions): [ATTACH] Regarding your questions, J Olivier (2012) conducted metallurgical...
[ATTACH] Hi All, Unlisted in Svoronos. For die study see EA Carlen & CC Lorber: Silver Coinage from the Co-regency of Ptolemy VI and VIII (INR...
He’s relaxing watching Andy and Barney in Mayberry. - Broucheion
Hi @Finn235, It is a ‘delta’ coin. Probably not an engraver’s initial. Per Lorber, it probably denotes coins of a slightly higher weight...
Hi @ValiantKnight, Your didrachm is actually Svoronos 1209. You can see the top of the ‘PA’ on the thunderbolt between the eagle’s legs. The last...
Hi @+VGO.DVCKS, Here you go: [MEDIA] - Broucheion
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