Great group of coins! If I had to choose a favorite I'd say it's the Constantius II solidus.
Thanks! Roman tets with Egyptian themes is a fun collecting area and one I want to explore more. It makes sense that someone with poor vision...
Agreed, though I wonder how someone in antiquity would have used such a tiny coin and not dropped it.
Wow, those are some beautiful scores!
2021 has flown by, and I can’t believe it’s already time for another top 10 post. I’ve shifted my collecting focus mostly to Greek and Roman...
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Beautiful collection of artifacts! The display cases look great as well!
Nice coins all around! Here is my example. What do you think of the flat mark interrupting the obverse border? Test cut or die flaw? [IMG]
Here's a nice big bronze from Pontos showing the mythological slaying of Medusa by Perseus. [IMG] [IMG] Pontos, Amisos, Mithradates VI...
I think you're right. I hadn't seen that issue, but it does seem to support the existence of a model.
I've often wondered if the 'mountain on an altar' depiction is actually meant to represent the mountain in the background, seen over an altar. Is...
Nice nice! Here are a couple of didrachms struck under Hadrian: [IMG] [IMG]
They are all beautiful. Thanks for sharing them!
I think it's a beautiful and underrated type. Here's my example from Apameia: [IMG] Phrygia, Apameia AR cistophoric tetradrachm Circa 150-140 BC...
Thanks for the write up! Here's my example. [IMG] [IMG] Macedon, Neapolis AR hemidrachm 424-350 BC Obverse: Facing gorgoneion with protruding...
Great find - congrats!
Do you suspect Nero, the great artist, cared how he looked on his coinage? I've seen some fun fat neck denarii, and then there are those that...
Nice set! There's another one made by a company called Anri called Romans versus Teutons, which might be worth checking out.
Thanks for the informative write-up! Here are a few examples from my collection: From Perinthos in Thrace: [IMG] A "Roman-looking" provincial...
Many beautiful coins in this thread! Here is my one example. [IMG]
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