Did any ancient lyres or kitharas actually have only two strings, or are they depicted that way on coins for ease of engraving?
That's the reverse I hope to nab someday but I might be waiting a long time since I'd like to have one in a high-ish state of preservation and my...
Hmm. Something that the bad reverse strike obscures on my coin. Is it the string count? o_O The instruments on your coins are all engraved with...
Hmm, I'm stumped. Why would @Mike Margolis's Teos diobol fit the secret sub-theme when mine didn't-- mine even has the same magistrate.
That is the best tiger I've ever seen on a Gallienus zoo coin, and the head shape and size make me think the engraver intended to convey a male...
One of these days I'll make a priority of getting an Ephesus Flavian or two. The artistry is so much nicer, to my eye, and since I'm not going...
Oh. Okay, then I didn't understand your post. I'll sit back and wait for you to reveal the secret theme :).
My statement still stands; an ancient coin collector is not the same thing as a slab/grade collector but your point is valid. This is why it is...
I'll add more coins showing devices on which chords can be sounded :) [IMG] TROAS, Alexandria. Trebonianus Gallus CE 251-253 AE 21 mm, 4.76 gm...
At the risk of repetition... who really cares?? Few ancient coin collectors make purchase decisions based on a seller's opinion of grade.
Elagabalus? He seems immature and weird but not evil. Fabulous coin though :). Yeah... "apparently"... I'm very skeptical of many of the...
True... all of the large felines listed in the OP are members of the genus Panthera. In modern times I think the lay term "panther" is generally...
Those are all gorgeous coins, @Carthago, as we've come to expect from you! :) Here's a sea anenome as control symbol; fittingly, since the...
Here's a coin showing a member of the ape family that isn't a homo sapiens. To the best of my knowledge there aren't any Roman coins depicting...
Rhino: [IMG] EGYPT, Alexandria. Trajan year 17, CE 113/4 dichalkon Obv: Laureate head right Rev: rhino standing left; LIZ above Ref: Emmett...
A single ostrich and better depiction than the tiny ostrich on my Septimius Circus denarius: [IMG] THRACE, Hadrianopolis. Gordian III AE 18 mm,...
Panther and jaguar may refer to the same type of large cat. Ostriches were added to the list because various sources indicate they were shown at...
I was wondering if that might be the case! Thanks :) The Eraviscan coin's hairstyle very closely matches my coin. The hound is also very similar.
Clearly that one represents Hogwarts :D.
At times that does seem to be the case. Per the auction blurb in the ACsearch example cited, this reverse was borrowed from a similar denarius of...
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