Great year! I see you are especially into coins of the Hellenistic period. The first 2 coins really represent the art of that time period. Amazing...
Great year @BenSi! I really like the Antiochos VII tetradrachm and the Isaac II and Alexios EL trachy. The S-2059 is is nice as well. Since it...
That quadruple unit from Antiochos VII is great! It is one of the biggest AE issues from the whole Seleukid kingdom, apart from Ekbatana mint and...
Still very nice additions @Curtisimo! I also really like the Kyrene didrachm, but that Themistokles hemiobol is very cool too.
The badge of the city of Kyzikos is the tunny-fish, since shoals of tunny-fish were continually passing through the Propontis on their way from...
Great coin of Seleukos! I really like the short war beard and it is from a rare mint as well. [IMG] Seleukos II Kallinikos (246 - 225 B.C.)...
The lightning makes it a lot more easier. Looks to me a forepart of a horse/goat? Indeed looks Billon but the weight indicates an Obol. Perhaps a...
Your Top 1 deserves to be your top 1! What a beautiful piece of Hellenistic artistry. #4 I was tempting to bid on it but it went over my budget, a...
Thank you all for the wonderful and nice comments! Thank you Ryro, I look forward seeing your shield additions for next year :D Thanks...
Despite 2020 being a horrible year because of the COVID situation, it was a nice coin year for me. I had to overwork quite much since I work in...
She actually surrendered to the Romans in 228 B.C., as they conquered Illyria, just a year later after the Roman Intervention in Korkyra. After...
Very nice example! [IMG] Antiochos IV Epiphanes (175-164 B.C.) AE Denomination B. Hierapolis Bambyce mint, struck ca. 168-164 B.C. Obverse:...
Very nice hemidrachm! Thank you for sharing. After Korkyra, the Romans invaded Illyria itself (see the 'Illyrian Wars'). A lesson for Teuta and...
Thank you both!
Romans were aware of the danger to the Adriatic coast of Italy from seaborne attack. In 246 B.C. a colony of Roman citizens settled at Brundisium...
Great detective work @pprp! And great Savoca withdrawed the coin already. I had a complete opposite reaction from another auction house when I...
What a stunning collection of coins you obtained in 2020! Obviously that Eid Mar should be no 1, awesome coin. I like #2, #& and #9 a lot as well.
Great overview @Sulla80! I really enjoy your write ups about mints from Asia Minor. Asia Minor has a lot of history. Here some selected pieces...
Welcome Christina! Very nice coins, Byzantine coins are relatively affordable, so you will have much fun learning their history. I am Greek myself...
Great additions @Ryro. A wonderful year for your shield collection. #1 and #6 are wonderful. But since I really like Seleukid coins, #4 is very...
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