The remaining coins of the lot are likely to be from Mesopotamia and Antioch. Hope some coin- friend would chime in to guess the name of the...
Philip Philadelphos- Seleucid circa 95 BC. Silver Tet. 14.47 g. Reverse legend consists of points by engraver. Next: Aramaean King. [ATTACH]...
Melkart -Tyre. Autonomous, during the rule of Trajan. Reverse has club and monogram of Tyre. Next: Philip Philadelphos. [ATTACH][ATTACH]
Not with that Big Nose.
Weighing 15 g., the following bronze coin has Tyche on obverse with an unusual charming style that I've never encountered before. The reverse also...
When a coin is badly struck and very worn, it could reflect many possible images which could be even different to several viewers. I had my own...
Gold coins are ancient jewelry. They are like high quality gems. Good Luck.
The following coin of Septimius Severus was struck in Emesa to commemorate the victory over Pescennius Niger. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Good going. I kindly advise you to buy silver tetradrachms since you like the feel of money ( Who doesn't? ).Too Many of them have an eagle on...
These are the types of coins and threads that might reveal uncovered History. Congrats indeed. Just few miles East of Arados, there's another...
Berenike II- Marathos in Phoenicia.[ATTACH] [ATTACH] Next : :ptolemy III Husband of Berenike2
Almost a magic coin. We miss you too @Ancientnoob . Congrats..
Indeed .. I'm very interested in coin-brother Jochen's write-ups about ancient Mythology since it represents ancient History on a wide scale....
Here's an interesting photo of a jug from Cyprus dating back to the 7th century B.C. The Bird and Lotus plant on that jug " show Phoenician...
Are there any references to the Phoenician origin of the fable bird "Phoenix"??
Hemiobol- Bronze. Ptolemy IV. Tyre[ATTACH] [ATTACH] Next. Greek usurper. Bronze.
Alexander the Great on obverse of a Tet struck under his body guard Lycimachos.[ATTACH] [ATTACH] Lanz 123 Next : Augustus Provincial
I'm glad to watch a full featured thread on Herennius Etruscus. Actually I posted one few years ago, and then posted it again from time to time...
I can read " Ali Waliy" Holy Ali on the obverse of this Islamic silver coin. I suppose it's Fatimid. Next : Vulcan [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Here's a Tetradrachm of Elagabalus with the so-called Hang Nail which was used after cutting the coin for many purposes. The cut to the upper left...
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