I chose a bronze As of Hadrian and a bronze coin of Tiberius. Both were struck in Antioch. The reverses are different anyhow.[ATTACH] [ATTACH]...
What a superb variety ! I choose the gold Dinar and the bronze As showing General Agrippa.
What about the Phoenician cities that helped flourish the Hellenistic civilization ?
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Hope you the best in matter of coins and happiness. Remember,kindly, that self- conviction and auto- satisfaction are the basic keys of joy and...
Actually I searched for coins of Philip I on Wildwinds, before posting here. Damascus is listed there with only 2 coins not figuring the Olympia...
My first 2 coins are Roman. The first has Claudius II with bust heading left, and reverse of Sol raising hand and holding a whip. It's a bronze...
The only coin of Nerva that I own was unearthed in my town and cleaned by myself. It's from Antioch (SC) on reverse, but bigger and heavier. I...
Exceptional and rare coins all. Deserve the title "Best Ten of the Tens".
Thanks a lot. It's a biblical coin. He was one of the first kings to adopt the religion of Jesus Christ. He became king of Edessa, capital of...
My last coin of the year seems difficult. I chose it because it looked different. There are 2 busts, one on each side of the coin. Obverse has a...
Those Remus and Romulus of Arles above look like gorillas. They don't seem to suck milk, but rather eating coconuts. Am I seeing right..Lol. ?
I like Roman provincials because they cover very wide parts of the Globe and too many nations. Thus you could learn more about their cultures and...
Here's a Sestertius of beautiful and fine condition. It has Emperor Gordian III on obverse and Sol on reverse. Weighing the difference with the OP...
That becomes like a riddle or an anecdote.
I collected this Sestertius of Antoninus Pius Which is listed as rare. RIC 948 - Cohen 53. In fact, the obverse reads HADR to left of...
Trajan.. Lucky Emperor to represent half of your top ten. Congrats Tif..Indeed
@Ed. S. Your attribution is correct. You could add some info that it was struck in the 28th year of reign of Sultan Mahmud Ii. The reverse reads...
The upper one is likely to be Sultan Murad. The lower coin could be Mehmed II. Just a guess.!
So quick and safe, but at some price.
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