A nice pick-up, Pish. I really like the 'reverse'. Very unusual. I have never seen one before.
A lovely coin. A fair bit of wear but still clear definition from a good strike. I would have paid more than you did for it. Congrats Pish. Good one.
Happy Birthday, Doug. Keep those informative articles coming, please.
@> fantilator I am SURE that your 'coin' is a 'Fantasy' piece with two 'reverses' from the Philip II era. The one that you have chosen is very...
Thank-you, people. I will ignore the reference to Alexander III (and Agenor) and I will stay with Apollodotus II. Thanks, again.
Welcome, Nick. Good to hear from you again.
I have this coin that I have seen variously described as Apollodotus II Soter, and Agenor - Conquests of Alexander III. I have described it...
Well, (Obols aside), I think that my favourite 'pig' is this Vespasian. VESPASIAN Emperor, Father of Domitian, Titus, Domitilla (the younger),...
Oh its the same coin alright. If you compare the photos used to sell each time, they are undeniably the same photos. All of the 'dirt' and the...
. . . and I turned down the opportunity to work in construction, for a desk job.
Warning! See eBay item No. 141971484534 If you check his 'Feedback" you can see that this seller has sold the same coin at least FOUR TIMES...
@> Doug As they say in the 'classics' "Well, I didn't know that." Thank-you. There is so much more to coin collecting than winning auctions.
@> Bing, and Mikey, - Thank-you for that information. Well, bang goes my theory that it may have been a 'Title', like 'Mr.' or 'Moneyer'.
Amongst my R.R. coins I have an inordinate number of 'moneyers' who start their names with an 'L'. I have coins of:- L. Antestius Gragulus, and L....
Nice coins, Steve. So we now have documented evidence that Santa, Cleopatra VII, AND John Wayne ALL drove Bigas. (Funny. I always pictured John...
I was thinking of Cupid digging his heels into the flanks of the goat to get it to move, thereby providing the 'power'. It works both ways.
Superb coin TIF! I love it! What other types are out there? (You must have pressed your 'post' key a moment before I did.)
I think that 'Mikeys' post has a Cupid powered Goat (without the Biga).
Very nice coins, one and all. Thank-you for sharing your coins. I bought a Galba (only to find that P. Sulpicus Galba wasn't the Emperor, Galba),...
Am I the only one (along with Chris) that doesn't have a 'Two Goat'-powered Biga? And Doug! A 'Two Serpent' powered one! WOW! What next. (My...
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