Great tetradrachm of Demetrios I! Yes after Antiochos IV it went downhill. Demetrios II was incompotent en cruel, it is going to be more fun...
Probably the thread name is a bit exaggerating to me about which person we are talking here, but he, Timarchos, says he is so I guess it must be...
Great coins @Ryro! I really enjoy your shield coin collection! I should get more coins of the Macedonian kings, I have too few. Here a coin...
Interesting and cool coin @Ancient Aussie! Siciliy is great, I was planning to go there in spring until COVID struck. Im Greek and I can always...
Triobol: [IMG] Thessaly, Trikka. AR Hemidrachm (circa 440-400 B.C.) Obverse: The hero Thessalos, petasos and cloak tied at neck, holding band...
Great coins all! P.S. the only coin that is mine is the top one where the write up is about. The second coin I would wish was mine but was just as...
Many people who think about the coinage of Athens think of the famous owl and Athena, they go hand in hand and are found on pretty much all the...
Great coins! I am surprised I only have the litra has 5 unit denomination. [IMG] Sicily, Leontini. AR Litra (Circa 476-466 B.C.) Obverse: Facing...
Be sure to wash those dirty old coins with water and soap before tasting! [IMG]
Great coin @Ryro! Congratulations. I won some coins yesterday as well during the auction, many interesting coins. I will probably open some topics...
Hannibal said he was after Alexander the great, the 2nd best general. And indeed he was a great general, but with too much ambition and sometimes...
Great post and coins @Ryro! Your last quote is my status for some time :) Happy birthday to my great (x30) grandfather. [IMG] Syracuse, Sicily -...
@Roerbakmix I did a write up about these coins some time ago:...
Great tetradrachm! I remember that coin going for a very low price, a bargain for that awesome looking Helios. What an excellent style portrait...
I have no write up to show at the moment, but just a beauty to share, one of the few additions the last months. I like to collect coins from the...
Nice writeup and beautiful coins! I too like the autonomous civic tetradrachms, they all have a nice background story on how they got autonomous....
It says on the reverse "ΠΤΟΛΕΜΑΙΟΥ ΦΙΛΟΜΗΤΟΡΟΣ ΘΕΟΥ": Ptolemy Theos Philometor. As far as I know there is no Ptolemy who carries both these...
I won a few coins, let's see if it is a trustworthy new auction house. I see there is another new auction house as well on biddr called NSB...
I agree with @Lolli, the style looks very off compared to authentic examples, and the turtle is very 'flat', while the pattern on the shell is...
Wonderful tetradrachm @Magnus Maximus! Interesting to read about the cylinder. Antiochos I truly was king of the world, stretching all the way to...
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