Stunning medal ! I love all the frill & frippery :rolleyes:, it's appropriate for a Medici.
The lower coin is a sight to behold! You would search a log time to find an equal. The two coins look like they came from the same set of dies...
I love this porphyry statue! Some day I'd like to travel to Venice to see it in person. Historians believe it was looted from Constantinople in...
Great presentation & history lesson! Thanks for sharing. Earlier this year I sold a handsome portrait coin of Trajan at a Heritage auction. See...
500 denarii of Sept. Severus from Eastern mints sounds like serious study material. Some day I'll have to post my meager group of Severus coins,...
The Maximian nummus looks sharp & both look very Asian in style. Antioch is a city with an amazing history & it's mint was the longest functioning...
In the future I'll post samples with photos of the reverse. This was my 1st post for Coin Talk & I had difficulty putting things together, but I'm...
Your Galerius nummus is a handsome coin, well struck from fresh dies. In the future I'll post some of my Galerius nummi.
Diocletion's currency reform of AD 293-305 created new denominations in gold, silver & billon. The least expensive of these coins is the billon...
Great article & research. I think Musa would have fit well into the political circus we are experiencing today....
Invest the money in a Canon SLR & a good tripod, you won't regret it.
I'm a long time collector & student of ancient coins & delighted to have discovered this site :happy:. Hey, we all learn when sharing knowledge &...
OK, here's my two cents worth. The appearance of the obverse invites suspicion because the relief has a different surface texture than the rest of...
The above coin is a Roman-Syrian tetradrachm from Antioch, 14.94 gm, c. AD 63/64. I purchased the coin from Harlan Berk a long time ago & sold it...
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The above coin is one of my favorites. It's a Roman-Syrian tetradrachm from Lao Dicea ad Mare, 14.37 gm, Prieur #1141.
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Enjoyed the article. I recently finished reading the book "Septimius Severus the African Emperor", by Anthony Birley, Revised edition, 1988, Yale...
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