I can strongly recommend Alexander the Great by Nikos Kazantzakis. This was one of my favorite books back when I was a teenager, and when I reread...
Personally, I really don't mind honest wear on ancient coins, and I tend to consider it a layer of historical use and appreciation rather than...
Here is a Republican as with Janus on the obverse. It's one of my favorite acquisitions from 2018: [ATTACH] Roman Republic, As (uncial...
Massalia (Marseille) was a Greek colony, thus I guess this one counts: [ATTACH] Massalia, Gaul, obol, ca. 4th–1st century BC. Obv: Youthful male...
Oh, how well I understand this! I regularly look at the wonderful Quedlinburg bracteates in the Münzkabinett Berlin online, yet if anything...
That's a lovely bracteate you got for Christmas! The bishop's head on this late medieval bracteate from Basel always reminds me of your Dutch...
Although I got some useful and friendly hints here on CT, this Greek or Roman provincial coin still remains my main mini mystery: [ATTACH] Obv:...
I'm truly impressed (and surprised) by your results! When you first posted your coins in uncleaned state, I didn't expect them to look appealing...
Thank you for the kind words! I feel similar, and am always glad when you or others show coins with visible traces of historical use and wear....
This is a late entry for C. The coin is quite a ruin, but since Cales hasn't been shown in this thread yet, I'll post it anyways. [ATTACH]...
I know absolutely nothing about Roman weights, but I can translate your Dutch label. It says "Gewicht balans romeins", which simply means "Roman...
Not a good picture, but still a coin from Gryneion (not yet on the list): [ATTACH] Gryneion, Aiolis, 3rd c. BC, AE 11. Obv: Laureate head of...
This indeed is a hard coin, though perhaps also the most interesting one in your selection. To give you a place to start, here is a Wikipedia...
One seriously wonders who the target customers for such coins might be. Most ancient coin enthusiasts neither appreciate tooling nor have that...
Alright, that's quite an ambitious undertaking! I am game and can contribute a shabby but mind-bogglingly rare type from Alexandria Troas....
Here is my first (and quite possibly wrong) guess. You would have to check this against the ethnic on the reverse of your coin, which I can't...
That's a splendid selection of coins – thank you for showing them and sharing your reasons for putting them on your top ten list! Also,...
This is a great thread idea! My worst beginner mistake was to assume that I wouldn't really need reference books but could rely on internet...
No Vetranio and only few presentable coins from this period in my collection, since it's not really my area. Yet, I still see a photo-story...
Well, there are different reasons for buying a coin because of the portrait: I bought this one, although it is a fourrée, because I found it...
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