@PeteB... hmm, I'm not sure how to handle the last three coins. Commagene was a Roman province under Tiberius, an independent kingdom during the...
Here's a snake playing a sistrum. I guess that makes it a rattlesnake :D. [IMG] EGYPT, Alexandria. Marcus Aurelius year 12, CE 171/2 AE diobol,...
I love it!! It's not easy to find one with such good eye appeal. The facing portrait on this type is often off center, worn, etc. Nice!
Linking images from my website is difficult since Wix changed some things. Here's the coin you were trying to link. Thanks for remembering it!...
Actually, Sedwick is one of the go-to dealers for authentic shipwreck coins and other "pirate-y" coins. :)
Interesting post, Mike! I have a Carian tetrobol similar to the one shown above. Recent scholarship has shown the coins to be from...
It's mimicking a 1741 Peruvian 8 escudos-- it's a replica.
One of the many fun things about collecting ancient coins is that you can define a set however you wish. [IMG]
[IMG] EGYPT, Alexandria. Domitian. Regnal year 10, CE 90/91. Æ diobol (25mm, 10.86 g, 12h). AVT KAICAP ΔΟ ΜΙΤ CEB ΓΕΡΜ, laureate head right /...
[IMG] KINGS OF BOSPORUS, Sauromates II Bosporan Era 495 (CE 198/9) EL stater, 19 mm, 7.72 gm, 12h Obv: BACIΛЄωC CAVPOMATOV; diademed and draped...
Nice year, Mat! You sure do manage to track down good deals. The Faustina Jr and Otacillia tetradrachms are my favorites.
Have you calibrated your scale? If so, I'd just chalk it up to a minor mistake by the seller (measurement error, typo, etc). If not, perhaps a...
Beautiful coin, DR! Earlier this year @chrsmat71 had a stringed instrument thread whose title still makes me laugh: "Come On Baby Like My Lyres"...
That city wasn't on the list! It has now been added and ticked. Thanks :)
I would love to spend a weekend at a dealer/museum/wherever examining fakes. I wonder if the ANS has a black cabinet? Someday I'd like to visit...
This is the Home Depot on St. Thomas. I took the picture on September 20th! :yack: [ATTACH] I don't like traditional Christmas decorations in...
It's unfortunate that we don't know why NGC returned the coin without encapsulation. The bottom half of the NGC label has been cut off so we...
Are Odessos and Odessus different cities?
Separate names with a comma.
