So if as you say: “Mercenaries wanted to be paid in Owl Tetradrachms and so they were created beyond Athens to meet this need.” It sounds like...
Oh ok I see. But you’re say even the imitations minted in the East were the same quality as the originals right? Like they had the same weight &...
Hmm I see purity but I don't see anything about Eastern Issues. I'm wondering if the Eastern Issue tetradrachms are 95%+ pure too or if they're...
I’m not trying to spam the same coin over and over I swear. Nor is this any sort of attempt to brag or gloat. But I noticed when I bought my...
Nice one!! I just liked the Eastern type and it does say "perhaps" so it makes it more mysterious :P
Thanks! :) According to the HA listing the owl on the reverse of this coin was made with high relief dies.
I know I shared this before when I bought it.. But it just arrived today and I wanted to share my own pics rather than the Heritage Auctions...
Well I mean I don’t pay extra for the slab but at a very minimum at least a slab protects the coin from my clumsiness and makes stacking coins...
Nice one! His beard looks different than mine. o_O
Yeah I was but it's interesting that even small things like which coins were used are unknown.
Another interesting story in the Bible regarding coins is the story of the “coin in the fish’s mouth”. Peter is asked if his “Master” (Jesus)...
What’s interesting is despite it’s completeness and lack of wear it still only weighs 2.89 grams. But from what I’ve read online it should be...
Im just going by Wikipedia xD [ATTACH]
What’s wrong with slabs? They make it easy to stack them and protect the coins from my clumsiness.
From my own studies on the “Render unto Caesar” story the coin was a Tyrian shekel or possibly tetradrachm but I didn’t see anything about it...
Just found out the denarius is mentioned in the Bible. Revelations 6:6 “And I heard what seemed to be a voice in the midst of the four living...
Thanks! :D It should be noted that the NGC pictures don't look nearly as good as the Heritage Auction ones I posted. These are the NGC pictures....
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