Not the sort of person you'd like to look up at in your study. But the bust looks admittedly better than my coin.:) Mine's more a malicious...
Nice brockages.:) Unfortunately, I have still to get my first, Roman or Greek. Could it be that Romans were more forgiving than Greeks in...
Hi. I'm no expert on forgeries. But shouldn't a 92% gold content in an electrum coin in itself raise eyebrows? Usually, the gold content in...
Great coin, great picture, great poem. Thank you.
Congratulations on the completion of your set! Must feel great! A celebratory wreath to mark the feat: [ATTACH] Aeolis, Elaia, diobol 450-400...
B is a numeral here. 2. ΥΠΑΤΟϹ Β translates as CONSUL II
Turn Zeus 180 degrees and he looks boarish to me. Two pellets behind the truncation? My best guess: Demeter & boar, sextans, Paestum. Weight and...
The most famous coiffure of antiquity: [ATTACH] A curly cutie from Larissa:[ATTACH] And, since I believe all threads should be gender-inclusive,...
''Compulsory Vaccination Programs during the Tetrarchy:'' [ATTACH]
Thanks for posting. Looks like a serious outbreak of 'bronze disease' on eBay...
I would put together a great, illustruous collection of Magna Graecia coins. But then, after a few months, you'd all probably accuse me of being...
Sweet dreams...:) I'd probably buy a new bicycle. I've had a flat for weeks now, and I'm too lazy to fix it.
Hi, ambrOzie, The weight is low for a drachm, but not unique. I just came across one in auction with an even lower weight. biddr - Numismatica...
Wow, that Hadrian! A nose to make even Cyrano blush... There's no nose in my collection to match something like that. No Priapus either. All I...
No Pergamese owl here, but I do have this charming diobol on offer:[ATTACH] SNG Paris 1547. [ATTACH] According to CNG: 'The identification of...
A Celtic horse (this one has a serious back problem):[ATTACH] And, if you're a Phoenician god, you might even get to ride one of these: [ATTACH]
I wish I could help with the countermark, but I can't. But I agree with Ryro that they're probably (wheel) spokes rather than a cross. An oldie...
On a bright note: some coins fell through the cracks, as the saying goes. Unfortunately, not the coin(s) I was after. (Seleukos I for one, turns...
Too steep. At that price, I think I'll settle for you pushing the 'ignore'- button on me...:)
Just innocent banter.:) No offence? ps. you should see my face these days...
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