Someone suggested on Twitter that it could be an ancient imitation. How thick is it?
Interesting— don’t recognize it at all.
Great coin.
I think in the UK alone, there are something like 80 classics PhDs minted per year and only about 4 tenure-track job openings. I'm sure other...
Perhaps it didn’t clear customs.
I don’t think it is an easy process but I might be mistaken.
I'd be tempted to put them in a category near those coins struck with fake dies on ancient flans.
I was really surprised at the salary as well, especially since it must be expensive to live near the museum.
You could try expanding this into a nice article ;)
Sometimes a spectacular common coin is a great rarity—at least in the realm of Campanian bronzes!
Classy. I like it!
Only on silver. On clearer examples you can see the laurel wreath.
Excellent coin! You might be interested in my book on these types:...
I really want to go and I believe I could get a free educational table to advertise for Koinon, but it is such a bad time of the year for me to...
I will likely have to recruit some help because Dr. Sisci is far too busy to commit for the foreseeable future. I plan to post a project overview...
I’m guessing 3, 4, 6 and 10 are from a Republican issue.
[ATTACH] The lengthier, original iteration of the argument can be found in the academia preview:...
[ATTACH] I believe the only evidence we have of Birytus is these coins!
I'm not sure about that--perhaps.
Pre-recorded rehearsal for a talk given at an ANS long table now uploaded to academia. https://www.academia.edu/video/k0YKnj
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