Yeah, that's a very nice example of the Mahipala types, very abstractly stylized. If anyone wants to go down a very deep rabbit hole, get Tye's...
Bumping an old thread to share another HTT find, see post #10 for a description of the type. I found this example recently at the Wilmington...
That's a tremendous piece of history and numismatic art. Like Doug, I'm mystified that anyone would even think about the melt value of such a...
The perfect coin for this thread is a tetradrachm of Thasos. The island was renowned for its wine-making (Dionysos) and cult of Herakles, who is...
Oh crap, Herakles is stumbling over here. We're going to have to hear that damn Hydra story for the 47th time. :rolleyes:
Nope, not from me. Is it some sort of obsessive-compulsive disorder that I remember every coin I've sold?
Gotta feel sorry for Vespasian though. What a crappy way to die.
Ok, I'll try not to worry.
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I can't clearly make out your avatar, but it seems the busts of the queen and prince are better struck up on the new coin. Congrats on a great coin!
Yeah, good point! Well, that would be the propaganda part.
Yeah, that's a very nice example of a type that is usually quite rough.
That's a tremendous set of eclectic coins, SA. Well-done!
Varbanov 2636: Eagle standing, facing, on thunderbolt, wings spread, head right, with wreath in beak. There are also eagle-on-globe varieties.
[IMG] MARK ANTONY and OCTAVIAN. M. Barbatius Pollio, quaestor pro praetore. AR Denarius, 19mm, 3.8g, 12h; Ephesus, 41 BC. Obv.: M ANT IMP AVG III...
Very nice indeed! Elegant, easy to read, informative.
Beautiful work, kudos!
The celator clearly didn't get the memo about nakedness that day.
Here are my two favorite Nabataean drachms, a first-year issue of Aretas IV, and an issue of Rabbel II. I'd love to add some more drachms to my...
Great, eclectic set. I forgot how much I loved that MFB of Campania - man, what a beautiful coin!
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