Interesting, I did not see that before on a litra. Nice coin too! I have a couple of coins that somehow show the denomination. First, an obvious...
It is indeed Archaic, I have done a write up about these early coins from Kolophon:...
B is not Seleukid, it is an autonomous coin from Antioch. Date is off the flan so I can't see if it has a Seleukid, Pompeian or Caesarean date,...
Nice example! I really like this coin type, it is so different compared to the predecessors. This is mine, you have seen it already: [IMG]...
Thank you @Ignoramus Maximus! Interesting seal you have, attributing seals can be quite of a challenge but often rewarding. Yours is generally...
Electrum can also be made artificially, atleast that was done in the late Byzantine empire as separated denomination, the gold and silver content...
Thank you very much @Al Kowsky! It really is amazing that the seal can be traced back to 1 living individual back in the days, and not hundred...
Well, I am not talking here per se about coins, but seals, more specifically: Byzantine seals. I very rarely see them placed here on the forum,...
At that weight it is indeed a hemiobol, the newest listing seems to be correct. The references are the same between the two listings, so it...
At 1.4g you can call it a hemidrachm ;) Or a triobol if you prefer it (3/6 obol = triobol = hemidrachm).
Wonderful! What do I love these tiny coins, often with masterpieces and nice designs. Just strange to realize they used these tiny pieces as...
I think @kirispupis explained it pretty good in general and answered your questions. You are making too many comparisons. You ask about Sparta...
Spartan mercenaries got paid with tetrobols from Phokis during the third Sacred War, as an example.
Late Lakedaimon coinage is scarce but not so 'rare' that an average collector cannot own one, Lakedaimon started to mint silver fractions when...
Fun write up @Ryro! That fourth merris coin is neat, very rare. Antiochos III indeed good outclassed by Ptolemy IV, but he is still my 2nd...
Very nice addition @Only a Poor Old Man! I enjoy collecting Thasos. They have interesting issues, both in the Archaic as the Hellenistic time....
That are 3 great coins @Ryro! As you already know I am very fond (and jealous :wideyed:) of your Seleukos hemidrachm, a great purchase. Also...
I have came in contact with @robinjojo regarding Athenian owls, he is a knowledgeable collector regarding these emissions and I have become very...
Unless you put your electrum coin in a high concentrated nitric acid solution, that won't happen naturally :) Just for extra info if you are...
On your photo you see the layers are not interconnected, the gold would have been homogenously mixed with the silver in liquid form, or formed...
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