I very much understand this point and would like to second it. At the same time and on the notion of very costly reference books, which was...
I know, I have shown it too often already, but here is a similarly defaced coin of Antoninus Pius from my collection. The damage looks very...
Great write-up, @Ocatarinetabellatchitchix, and wonderful coins, everyone! Here are two humble London coins from my collection. Looking at the...
Good guesses, everyone! And @Ryro is right: the trident makes it Poseidon: [ATTACH] Lucania, Poseidonia, AR Nomos, ca. 470–445 BC. Obv: ΠΟΣ[ΕΙ]...
We had a couple of tricky ones now, and to speed the game up again, let's continue with something less peripheral. Who knows this guy? [ATTACH]
I think I recognize "lowly worm" from a previous thread. Is it Phocas?
I am under the impresion that respectable yet low end owl tetradrachms tend to sell at temptingly low prices at the moment. The following example...
Nice write-up and coins, @Jochen1! There is some tranquility in pondering that in 42 BC, in the midst of a merciless civil war and facing the...
That's a beautiful coin. 1600s usually is a bit late for me, but this one is magnificent! The legend on the reverse is: "CHRIST DE HEILIGE TAUF...
Actually, there is no difference. ;) It's simply still debated whether Gero came from the noble family von Schochwitz, the family von...
I was just about to give another hint, but @Severus Alexander is absolutely correct. It is St. Stephen: [ATTACH] Bishopric of Halberstadt, under...
This one is a bit tricky, so I'll give a hint. The three dots in the left field represent stones and are significant. [ATTACH]
Alright – in this case, could it be Bhartrdaman?
Visvasena?
I find the portrait of Hercules on this quadrans unusually artistic for a Roman Republican bronze coin: [ATTACH] Roman Republic, moneyer: M....
Domitian's favorite pinball machine, commemorating the opening of the first Imperial Arcade Bar in 81 AD: [ATTACH] Domitian, Roman Empire,...
Arrived a week ago, photographed yesterday, never posted before: [ATTACH] Zeugitania, Carthage, AE 18 (Shekel?), ca. 300–264 BC, mint on Sicily...
18th/19th century silver fanam from South India?
Nice coin and thanks for the book recommendation! I find Kushan history and coins fascinating, and wonder why they seem to get so little attention...
That's an interesting coin – I, too, wonder what it was inspired by. Maybe a Tenedos tetradrachm like this one? Geographically that might make...
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