Great coin! Zeus got all his geegaws.
Nice find! First time I've seen that.
Seleucos II, Athena, Nike with anchor reverse... [ATTACH] Trajan Decius, billon tetradrachm of Antioch... [ATTACH]
Mysia, Adramytteion, Apollo, Cornucopia between pilei... [ATTACH] Trajan, Phoenicia, Sidon, Europa riding bull... [ATTACH]
Another Sestertius of AP, struck by Marcus Aurelius. Memorial column with statue of emperor on reverse. This is a pretty scarce coin and quite...
Sestertius of Antoninus Pius with Libertas sporting a lovely green cape of flowing mineral deposits... [ATTACH]
I was over at Fred Shore's the other day - some of you may know him as a private East Coast dealer. He's also the author of Parthian Coins and...
WE HAVE A WINNER! (I assume you were responding to my quiz post asking how campgates were similar to cell phones.) PM me your address and I will...
Yes, Trajan, my mistake. Nice find, congratulations! Kadmos was the hero and great slayer of monsters that preceded Hercules, so the iconography...
Arizonarobin is correct. ZKS makes it Trajan. Man, that's a great coin. If it's not yours yet, buy it! :)
Elagabalus (maybe), minted in Sidon I believe. Kadmos running left on prow. Pretty scarce coin - I've never seen one myself in real life.
That is indeed a danger, but then there's that cold, rainy night when you're in the middle of nowhere and your car breaks down...
QUIZ. Here is an ancient coin directly related to the OP coin. How so? (Old timers, let the newbies try to figure it out first please.) [ATTACH]
Can you hear me now?
Front-facing busts are also notorious for not striking up well. [ATTACH]
Yeah, that one's been grist for the mill of time, but it came through with very nice details and legends, and an attractive sand patina.
Along the lines of running out of room for lettering, some of the most egregious examples can be found in the coinage of Marcianopolis, presumably...
Very nice trio!
Nice work! The coin looks great.
That's a sharp reverse, cut in excellent style.
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