I had thought the "peacock" was a Garuda – but I'm very (!) far from being anything close to an expert on these. [ATTACH] Gupta Empire,...
Emperor Valens, AE 3 from Constantinople, see here: http://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.9.cnp.41B .
Nice new coin! As many others who posted above, I tend to have problems to distinguish official Tetrici from inofficial issues. The first coin...
Yes, I believe we have the same type. I looked up the type in different reference works when I bought the coins (in the library, so I don't have...
Nice new acquisition! Here are my Carthaginians – the first two are your type, though the second one has been overstruck: [ATTACH] Carthage,...
A beautiful new acquisition, @1934 Wreath Crown , and nice to see this thread revived! @dltsrq obviously has much better Arabic than me, and his...
Good question. Intuitively speaking, I'd say a mythical creature only counts as a mythical creature if it appears in this book: [ATTACH] But...
Alright – here is one: [ATTACH] Roman Republic, moneyer: Cn. Calpurnius, AR denarius, 189–180 BC, Rome mint. Obv: head of Roma right; behind, X....
Identification is a vague term – an exact catalogue reference will be hard considering teh condition of most of these, but this should at least...
Both verbs are in the 3rd person plural present, active indicative. "Morantur" looks like a passive form but is a deponent and thus has to be...
Good idea for a thread! Below are some of my mythical creatures and magical beasts. Chimaera: [ATTACH] Sikyonia, Sikyon, AR hemidrachm, ca....
Glad you like it! Unfortunately, I don't know enough about these coins to say how common this mix of production methods was and how to best...
[ATTACH] Satavahana Empire, later Satakarni ruler, BI karshapana, ca. 107–248 AD, minted in northern Deccan region. Obv: Elephant with raised...
On first sight, this coin looks like a pretty standard, well-worn Roman Republican denarius. The hunting themed type showing Diana, a hound, and a...
I would understand the phrase "Datierung nach" in the sense of "dated following/according to." Probably they were simply using a reference work or...
That's a truly interesting imitation! Thanks both for showing it and for your very informative write-up. All I can add is this much later Sogdian...
A very nice addition to your collection! I admired this stellar coin in the auction. For different reasons, I have my issues with the "Tribute...
Another great tari in this thread, @FitzNigel ! Also, you got it at a fair price – I am very jealous... That looks like something @seth77 could...
Thank you very much for the kind words and for showing your coins, everyone! @lordmarcovan , I very much like your Norman tari! Gold coins are...
I don't think there are any camels on Imperial coins apart from the popular types by Trajan, but as a fan of all camels and dromedaries, I...
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