There are so many marks on ancient coins that we cannot decipher, but my question is: are there different marks that occur in the same location on...
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That first one is exceptional. Nice find!
Good points. Yes, helmet head! It makes perfect sense. I'm quoting Varbanov in the translation of AYTOKPATOP to Imperator, but your analysis makes...
Diodotus Tryphon was a Seleucid usurper who managed to hang on to his throne for a good four years. There is a coin type unique to his rule, and...
Btw, this made me laugh out loud, thanks for that, lol.
You'd get more coins if you'd just lower your standards.
They're all very common coins, mostly in F, with a few VF coins thrown in to sweeten the pots. The prices are right. They're good lots if you're a...
Fascinating. It makes me envision an assembly line of three different anvil dies, denarius, denarius, aureus, repeat.
Great coin! I love the short, stout style of the eagle. I have not seen that before.
I have a theory, but it's nothing more than wild speculation. Perhaps after an emperor received a particular title, coins were issued for a time...
The subjects on the reverses of later Severan Dynasty issues are fairly clear-cut. Most reverse types of Caracalla, Elagabalus, and Severus...
These coins are fun because they're like finding shapes in the clouds.Doug's Sangrama looks like a Halloween party and as Chris pointed out to me...
Hey, if you want to talk to nice people, go collect stamps. :rolleyes:
Really nice coin, Chris! Yours actually IS Lilavati. This has been a good learning experience for me in reading the Brahmi script on these types.
Another winner! I really like the die-shifted strike on the obverse.
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Antiochus something. IV is a good guess not only because the type belongs to his emissions, but also because one find the letter O spelled as a...
I didn't communicate myself well - I was in fact referring to the relative scarcity of coins with Egyptian themes as opposed to the actual number...
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