Or try one of these: [ATTACH] Olbia. Bronze cast dolphin money. 5th cent BC. (generic internet pic; I don't have pictures of mine) Quite cheap...
Yeah, those Romans knew how to fight. But its nothing compared to how the hoplites from Aspendos held their spears: turns out they used to hold...
This is how low I will stoop. I have no problem with worn, even worn beyond recognition, as long as the result has a certain charm. In this case,...
Nice fouree's everyone! Makes mine look poor by comparison. My only Greek, imitating Corinth. [ATTACH] I remember reading somewhere that, at...
Lovely owl you got there, @Only a Poor Old Man! Congratulations! Needless to say, I would love to own one... I have only this reduced nomos, it's...
The only coin I bought unattributed: [ATTACH] Well, it was attributed: 'Greek coin, ca. 80-50 BC', if you want to call it an attribution. It...
Hope I'm not too late to join the chorus: Happy birthday @Bing :happy:!
According to PCGS the OP's coin was never auctioned before. It's simply a listing of similar shekels that have been sold. So there are no grounds...
Thanks for the feedback on the Babylon question. @Orange Julius, that thread came to my mind as well while I was writing my post:). Great coin...
Hi all:-) This was an interesting thread, and since I have a question on my mind that I can't resolve I thought I'd give it a try and breathe new...
Hi @DonnaML I'm definitely no expert on fakes, but you can apply some logic. - the fact that you found a number of rev/obv. die-matches that...
Thanks for a thoroughly enjoyable story. Nice coin too, love the turreted crown!
My Rorschach-test on the reverse came up with 'possible crab'. I didn't find a match with any of the gods @Justin Lee mentioned, but I did find...
Coin and map in one:[ATTACH] Ionia, Achaemenid period, uncertain Satrap ca. 350-334 BC. 13mm, 2,06 gr. Obv: Persian king in kneeling/running...
Hi @jamesicus. Here's my example of the dupondius. It's not as nice an example as the other specimens, but at least it's battle-scarred.[ATTACH]...
I love griffins! Another one from Phokaia:[ATTACH] Not a bird you'd want to argue with... This one was sold as a hemidrachm, but, since there...
I have no experience with pre-bids with Zeus, so I can't comment on them, but I have had similar experiences with other auction houses. Could all...
https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=1896519 Link to a coin depicting Helena, half-sister of Crispus, married to Julian. So it would appear...
My advice: when in doubt, follow your heart, not your purse. If the coin is in your collection for, say, 20 years, what's a few dollars more or...
Interesting read, very nice coin! Thank you for showing. I know of the episode, but I didn't know there was a coin that depicted it. Now you made...
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