Thanks! One of the reasons I love the second coin is the obverse. You don't find these very often where EVERYTHING: Driver, victory, horses, sea...
My four coins of Syracuse, 3 tetradrachms and a 12 litrai: [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG]
[IMG] Itanos, Crete, AR stater, c 330-300 BC, 22.5 mm, 11.96 g, 12h. OBV: Head of Athena to left, wearing Attic helmet decorated with palmettes...
CNG e-auction e-345 is open now and includes 15 of my coins. Now that I'm focusing on Greek staters of Italy and Sicily, I'm divesting myself of...
Doug said: "The only tax-referencing coin I am aware of is the RCC quadrans of Caligula honoring his repeal of a 1/200th tax." How about the...
Both Phalanthos and Taras are described as a the mythical hero who founded the ancient city of Tarentum. I haven't been able to determine whether...
I know nothing about whether the acids used in silver test kits go bad or not...
Hoover lists the standard weight at 0.86 grams. If yours weighs about 2/3 of that, it would help. BTW, Hoover gives it a rarity rating of R1...
It appears to be genuine, but that would be easier to judge in hand. Are the surfaces that brown or is it just the photo? Looking at the broken...
Gela, Sicily, AR litra (ethnic GELAS on reverse), c 430-425 BC - HGC 2 374
MAN-FACED BULLS: [IMG] [IMG] BULL-FACED BULLS: [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] BUCRANIUM: [IMG]
I forgot that I have another octopus - on the reverse of this Akragas hemilitron which I posted in an earlier thread: [IMG] Akragas, Sicily, AE...
I haven't started a thread for awhile, so here goes: http://grammarist.com/usage/octopi-octopuses/ There are plenty of fish, crabs, prawns, and...
With the rough surfaces obscuring most of the details, I agree with chrsmat that it might be a Phillip II bronze. I've seen these with the rider...
Steve: Speaking of "extra junk", check out the casting sprues on this Syracuse AE hemilitron: [IMG]
I was a dealer and collector for many years until I left the hobby in 2007. I returned a little more than a year ago and most of my coins have...
The reverse seems to have many tiny bubbles in the surface, probably from the casting process. It does not look genuine to me.
I recognize your coin, TIF, and was thinking of bidding on it. Hopefully, I didn't miss it in the thread, but would you give the auction and lot...
I was looking at a more expensive animal coin in CNG e-auction 343. Lot 81, a nice Larissa drachm with an impressive head of Larissa on the...
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