That's a nice example of an FTR, @kirispupis. This EL trachy below is pretty far outside my usual hunting ground, but I wanted one Byzantine...
Ah, the irony... I didn't even know that this coin existed until I saw it in today's Roma auction. Obviously, I had to have it. And just a few...
[ATTACH] Next: another island coin.
Nice coin and congrats on your first hekte! I've always wanted a hekte, or even a hemi, but given today's market, I'll have to postpone that...
[ATTACH] Next: idealized portrait or bust.
Very nice!:) [ATTACH] Next: lion and bull.
Interesting coin, @robinjojo . I can't help you with the portrait. But I agree with you that it's more likely to be a re-engraved die than an...
[ATTACH] Next: another Seleucid bust/portrait.
Hands and feet, all claw. [ATTACH] Next: Seleucid portrait.
Congrats on the coin! Only bi's and quadri's here, so nothing to show. I like the horses: all dynamic gallop, no time to pose for the die-cutter...
Nice coin! I didn't see the griffin either, but it's there. It's easier to spot here on the top of Roma's helmet. Auction Lot (cngcoins.com)
Some coins defy explanation. I've come to accept that. Sure, it's frustrating for a rational mind looking for an explanation. On the other hand,...
[ATTACH] Next: Roman before 211 BC.
Phoenician and a galley. It looks a lot better in hand, but the date over the galley is forever doomed to remain a mystery. [ATTACH] The figure on...
To avoid confusion about grading, from now on I'll only look at my coins in the dark.
Not a beauty, but I wanted an Alexander from Babylon:[ATTACH] Next: a silver coin, west of Babylon, but east of Tarsos.
Thanks for the link. Great coin!:)
Happy to join the club with a 'new' coin I just got.:) This was meant to be a coin to justify the shipping on the other coin I was really after,...
This one always reminds me of two bald, grumpy old men quarreling: [ATTACH] Next: another Lesbos.
A common coin, but an attractive reverse: [ATTACH] Next: Serapis or Zeus-Ammon on a non-Ptolemaic coin.
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