Thank you for your replies both. @Plumbata thank you for mentioning "fourrée", I actually think both coins are. The first 1st coin almost shows...
I found these 2 tetradrachms for sale, one is from Philip I Philadelphus en one is from Ptolemy, I am especially interested in the Ptolemy one...
Great match @zumbly and you can be proud on that Gallienus. It will only be a hard choice for me what my next coin will be for the next round, I...
I think Renaissance Wax actually prevents bronzes to develop bronze disease or am I wrong in that? Assuming that the coin did not have any trace...
Great coin Zumbly, the portrait looks absolutely stunning, and that is coming from someone who does not have much interest in Roman Imperial...
Okay I will join as well GREECE GREECE GREECE, I will cheer for myself because that's how Greeks are obviously, everyone who is not a Greek is a...
Won this Rhodos coin today, the main reason I got this one is because of the butterfly on the reverse, most likely inspired of the "The Valley of...
Pyrrhus of Epiros VS Napoleon... oh wait thats almost 1500 years difference [IMG] Goodluck
Very nice round Bing and a pretty coin. This is going to be a nice round 3 zumbly, I need to choose my next coin wise as I don't have that many...
I started collecting since a short time and even I can see in a blink of an eye that this is fake, and if I'm not sure I look at the weight. I saw...
I picked up this serrated coin today of Antiochos VI with an elephant for 20$, is this much considering the amount of dirt/patina? Sometimes I...
You could check Georgian? Jesus Christ is in Georgian 4 - 6 letters (ieso krist’e, იესო ქრისტე). I see an "E" for sure at the end of the second...
Great, thank you! Nice start on the website. Seleucid coins are quite underrated while they are actually very interesting, would love to have a...
When I search on the Phi monogram (visible at bottom of the coin) I get this coin: [IMG] But this is an extremely rare Antiochos, son of...
I am a beginner and I got "Greek coins and their values vol 1+2" by David Sear, a very nice book but the prices are a bit outdated. Afterwards I...
Hey guys, I am in the UK at the moment and I got 2 coins from a person who actually didn't know that much about it. For quite a bargain I got an...
I am actually Greek (proud Epirote, decedent of Pyrrhus of Epirus :rolleyes:) but I live in the Netherlands, always hard to decide what to fill in...
I have been looking at a lot of auctions and dealers and what I really noticed is the immense difference in patina color of coins, including coins...
Great coin Clavdivs and for a very good price, your write up is very interesting as well. I am not really into Roman coins but your type I would...
The only mark I can see which thins possibilities out are that the legs of Zeus are not crossed but side by side, this means it is possibly a...
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