Very well said, thanks for sharing! Lovely tetarteron Very nice pieces, I really enjoy the syphate coinage. Nice example, I think one of...
I noticed this as well and was not so happy with it, how do they know my e-mail while I did not sign up for the auction, and I ticked off to...
Manuel I Komnenos, the last Byzantine ruler to dominate the politics in the Mediterranean world, eager to restore his empire to its past glories...
Thanks for sharing. It is not the first time I see misattributions in finds in Israel by "experts". It is indeed a Demetrios II tetradrachm minted...
All the same modern fake. https://www.cointalk.com/threads/can-anyone-tell-me-what-this-is.372516/...
The Histories contain 9 books that Herodotus wrote. Regular wages was due at a fixed period of time, but in wartime it could be paid at other...
@FrizzyAntoine is a bit on the low side but not wrong actually. Gold had significantly more value during the Byzantine and medieval times. It...
I have no experience regarding Roman coinage, but I do regarding Greek coinage. Gold was mostly used for mercantile transactions, payment of...
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Very nice coins! I recently made an upgrade for the common trachy of Manuel I. I had to get this very sharp example! I think I won't buy another...
Not sure if this is what you were looking for, but they are Hellenized Celts. [IMG] Kings of Galatia. Amyntas. AE Bronze. 39-25 BC. Obverse: Head...
Not sure if it is another creation from Zeus/NSB, could be. Next to what @Herodotus mentions, what I find misleading is that on their website they...
Here you go: [IMG] PHRYGIA. Cadi. Claudius, 41-54. Assarion, Demetrios Artemas, magistrate https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=7645834...
Great coins! Thanks for sharing. I am looking forward seeing your Cyclades coins. Coins from the Cyclades are often difficult to get (quite rare)...
I think I said it before here on the forum: Zeus, Biga, Ares and NSB are all from the same Turkish owners in the Netherlands (eventhough they are...
Totally agree with @OutsiderSubtype. At the new auction houses like Zeus, NSB etc. I saw (known) fakes listed between them. I contacted them and...
Great stater! It is on my wishlist. Thanks @Andres2, nice coin. Thank you John. Some islands I visited already, but I should definitely visit...
Welcome @kirispupis! and a nice coin. @Clavdivs If you think it is incorrect, then come with the right answer rather than making remarks about...
Keos [ATTACH] Cyclades, Keos. Karthaia. AE. Late 3rd-early 2nd century B.C. Obverse: Laureate head of Apollo to right. Reverse: Forepart of a dog...
As maybe some of you know one of my focusses is to collect coins from the Greek islands. What interest me about them is that these islands often...
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