I will have to give London Ancient Coins a try, they often have nice looking ones but I have never bought from them. Vast majority of my retail...
These are some awesome coins, I like how you're choosing coins with great stories or great provenance. I also want to see the inside of the cabinet!
[ATTACH] Kingdom of Macedon. Minted circa 315-294 BCE. Amphipolis mint. Time of Kassander or one of his sons. In the name and types of Alexander...
Let's hope 2021 is a year of FEL TEMP REPARATIO! [ATTACH]
Awesome, thanks @dltsrq - I think Richard Plant would agree with your opinion of the later Kufic based on some comments in Chapter 8 of his book.
I recently bought this silver dirham of Harun al-Rashid. I also got the new edition of Plant's Arabic Coins and How to Read Them to help...
I got a few Constantinople commemorative coins this year for less than $10 each. These are obviously quite common but still extremely historically...
My bad, let's have next be another interesting patina.
This one is interesting for the funky toning on the silvering and the patina. [ATTACH] Galerius. As Caesar. Minted circa 299-303 CE. AE Follis....
I don't have any relevant coins, but I would recommend the book Sailing from Byzantium by Colin Wells for a good, not too dense overview of how...
They're not mysterious, although the chronology is quite confusing, but for "shouldn't exist" what about coins from Maximian's "second reign"?...
[ATTACH] Licinius I. Minted circa 321-324 CE. AE3. 20mm, 2.6g. Alexandria mint, second officina. Obverse: IMP C VAL LICIN LICINIVS P F AVG....
Here are a couple of my coins that were minted in Antioch. [ATTACH] Palmyrene Empire. Aurelian and Vabalathus. Minted circa 270-272 CE. AE...
My budget is not compatible with the Triton auction but I do think the darker background helps the edges of the coin stand out. I always use dark...
Licinius with a big square head. [ATTACH] Licinius I. Minted circa 308-312 CE. AE Follis. 26mm, 5.91g. Alexandria mint, fifth officina. Obverse:...
[ATTACH] Mesopotamia. Singara. Gordian III with Tranquillina. Circa 243-244 CE. AE. 34mm, 20.77g. Obverse: ΑΥΤΟΚ Κ Μ ΑΝΤ ΓΟΡΔΙΑΝΟϹ ϹΑΒ...
Nice portrait and I love the sharp legends.
I have some beefy-necked Tetrarchs. Constantius from Ticinum: [ATTACH] Maximian from Antioch: [ATTACH] Diocletian from Ticinum: [ATTACH]...
Those are all pretty awesome. I voted for 2, 4, and 8 because I like the reverses. I think people are sleeping on #4 with the great little scene...
Entry post. I like the Tyche on #2. Fun fact about Arados, Strabo the Geographer calls them good people who never engage in piracy like their...
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