Wonderful trio!
It's hands-down the best-struck, most well-preserved example of the denomination I've ever seen.
I love your magnificent set of PtolemÆs, A+++! :)
In general, Ptolemaic mints had some stringent quality control going on. Off-center strikes are not common - nice find!
It could be the bust of Caracalla, but there isn't enough detail on the coin for me to speculate further.
SMTSΔ is a Thessalonica mint mark. SACRA MONETA TESSALONICA, Δ = 4th officina.
A very nice coin to be sure, but what do you mean by a "slight naivety" on the edge?
I don't have time to hunt it down accurately, but my guess on the second is Tyre, bust of Melkart (the Phoenician Hercules), club reverse. One of...
The first is Bactrian, a drachm of Menander (155-130 BC), with Athena Alkidemos reverse. Legends in Greek on obverse, Kharosthi on reverse.
Not surprising. There was extensive trade between the West and East during the Roman times. That, or as @Roman Collector points out, it could have...
Great quote! Thanks for sharing. My favorite is in my signature...
Nice write-up, nice coins, and I loved the clip from Shakespeare's Henry V. Donuts for everyone! [ATTACH]
Great pets everyone! :) Very sorry to hear of your loss, Chris. :( I have an aquarium, but fish aren't very good pets. They won't let me cuddle them.
Great cleaning job!
The fabric is fine, and so are the specs. I'm not crazy about the reverse though - personally I'd look for a coin with a stronger strike. Most...
Great score, congratulations! There was a bust of her discovered in a Villa along the Via Appia, dated to the 1st century BC, around the time she...
Now you've got to keep your eyes open for one of those!
Congratulations on a nice example of an important type! Vespasian may indeed have been recalling his duty in Galilee by issuing the type, but...
As accidents go, you could be a lot worse off. Glad you're ok, and I'm glad you like the coins! :)
It's not everyday that someone posts coins of Gordian I and II. Excellent! (I hope your wife doesn't mind you taking out that second mortgage.)
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