As common as Zeus is on Greek coins, I was surprised to find that my only representation of him is on the reverse of this Alexander III...
I like the owls of Athens, too, coinman. They're very common, but very popular. Here is mine: [IMG] A few months after I purchased it, I received...
Many years ago, when I was a dealer, I lost a beautiful denarius in a flip with a label indicating a price of $240. Months later, I stepped into...
[IMG] Syracuse, Sicily, AR 12 litrai, 214-212 BC Reverse: Artemis, in her short skirt and boots, is ready to fire her bow and arrow and her...
You're right, TIF. I've won several coins in CNG e-auctions and every one was a battle! I guess it's just pride: if it was good enough for a...
[IMG] Here's my Claudius as, purchased in Triton XVII about a year ago. I have consigned it back to CNG and now they are going to put it in an...
[ATTACH] Here's my Alexander III stater and it spoke to me from a Heritage auction. These are very difficult to find with everything on the flan...
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That's one of the reasons I'm selling my 44 mm Ptolemaic bronze...it won't fit in my Abafil trays. I have one tray for larger coins and it will...
[ATTACH] Excellent group, TIF. I've always been partial to the large Ptolemaic bronzes and used to pick them up whenever I could when I was a...
Hmmm...I can't get the image to copy for some reason, so here's the link: http://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=1848655
Well, it's apparently not unique. After searching the web, I finally found another example from different dies on acsearch.info: [IMG] On this...
I think it looks like an Athenian owl with long legs, so keep it in the Ancients forum!
Wonderful feeling! I could almost hear a little metallic sigh of relief...
I should have thanked TIF, too, as she was the first to suggest the hammer and towel method!:)
MY hero is AncientJoe! If you want to bask in the warm glow of some of the most breathtakingly beautiful coins you will ever see, visit his...
Aw shucks...thank you all! [ATTACH]
I just tried your hammer and towel method, very gently and holding my breath the entire time, and...IT WORKED!! Now it doesn't have to travel to...
Correction: Athena's helmet is decorated with a Pegasus, not a griffin. I bought this from Ed Waddell's new stock at New York. I had no photo and...
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