Be careful if this is from a certain UK EBay seller. He specializes in crude designs and has now switched to bronze/copper from a silver-type...
simply awesome...
The Ae coins of Brundisium clearly had an "S" on the obverse (below the head of Neptune) and reverse (behind Phalanthos riding the dolphin)...
Great thread, and reminds me of all the 'sherds I have kicking around in the basement. I actually dug them out and photographed them. When I was a...
I have similar coins that I acquired in New Delhi back in the 80s. The style of the round ones reminds me of Mughal empire coinage (c 16th - 17th...
Holy mackerel, that is totally insane. Someone profited handsomely off that one...
Awesome finds, as usual... I always look forward to your "MD" posts... they always make my heart race a little to anticipate what new goodies...
Here's an example of the triuncia (not my coin... this one got away)... [ATTACH]
Yeah, not sure what the association with Venus and Cupid is to Orra but this series is quite nice. There are also triuncia variants with three...
I would agree, I would leave patina as is.
All I can say about those tooled coins is yuck. And based on @Ocatarinetabellatchitchix 's post, they seem to be proliferating...
Here's one of the Messapian city of Orra, in Calabria. It dates to between the end of the second century and the beginning of the first century...
Always look forward to seeing your posts. Looks like you had a great day. Would love to see how they clean up (especially the Hadrian ;)).
I gave in last year and purchased an Owl as well. It's not as "superb" as others shown here... Athena's nose is off the flan, and Athena's crest...
Ah yes, agreed. His hand is on the back of the dolphin, and he's not holding anything with that hand.
He is actually holding a tripod. See...
@Marsyas Mike, your first didrachm is of a reduced standard. The coin coincides with the arrival of Pyrrhus in Italy c. 280 BC at the request of...
The banker's mark under Augustus' ear reminds me of the prow of a ship. Lovely coins, as usual!
cool site, thanks for sharing :)
Agree with the other CT'ers that all the OP coins are fakes. The Naxos coin is definitely suspect, and the lack of details on the others, as well...
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