It's a cast replica of a dekadrachm of Syracuse (it's a modern creation-- a tourist trinket). Here's what it copies (from CNG's archives): [IMG]
What a wonderful thing to find in a late Roman mixed lot! My first Agrippa was also a surprise find from a mix lot, but it was with a group of...
The direction of the empty helmet probably isn't important, but did any of those coins you found have Athena on the obverse? I didn't find any...
Skione (in Macedon) issued some AR fractionals with empty Corinthian helmet within an incuse square but the only obverses I see are of a male...
Another odd thing about your coin: the obverse (head of Athena) looks too large for the reverse punch. Could the wrong die pair have been used?
Man... that's a tough one to search, as you undoubtedly discovered! The obverse is most likely Athena. Using search terms "Athena helmet AR"...
Byzantine seems like a good guess because of the haphazard flan shape and likelihood of overstrike/recycling confusing the picture-- I think...
Maybe the seated pose fits better on the smaller coin? Very nice coin. The plastic slab looks like it slid around on the floorboard of someone's...
Thanks for the wonderful post, @Jochen! I learned many things about Chiron. The seated centaur painting is marvelous! I don't have any coins of...
[IMG] CILICIA, Seleucia ad Calycadnum. Gordian III 238-244 CE Æ 27 mm, 11 gm Obv: ...ΓOPΔIANO radiate and draped bust right; C/M dot within...
That's a wonderful example of a popular type. Here's another popular gory coin: Perseus holding the freshly severed head of Medusa while her...
Here's a resource-rich thread for newcomers to ancient coin collecting:...
Welcome! It will be less daunting as you find good sites to study. Those coins are not denarii— they are antoniniani. There’s a good...
That is the impression I have of him: a wanna-be artist/musician/actor who because of his family was forced into a role he didn't want.
The questions you ask-- the whys-- are what I also find interesting to contemplate. Why were lion scalps on these coins? The Herakles tie-in...
Excellent! What's on the obverse of your stater? I assume you're asking for the biggest/smallest pair within a specific type or series rather...
What an interesting post! It makes me appreciate these a little more. I have just one from one of the first mixed lots I bought in 2013: [IMG]...
I love that Corinthian Domna with Melikertes-Palaimon! What a great find!
@Valentinian had a thread late last year which showed how the tetrarchal portraits are more distinguishable than traditionally thought so maybe...
[whimper] I want to come visit and go out in the fields with you!!
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