Wow, that's quite a list! Good effort :). See also...
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Some time ago I bought this book from @Valentinian. I haven't read it cover to cover. It is amenable to pick-and-choose browsing. [ATTACH]...
I'm with you-- all about the reverse :D. There are so many "story coins"... those depicting various mythological scenes, battles, triumphs,...
The reverse shows Gaius and Lucius Caesar, sons of Agrippa and favored heirs of Augustus. Had they not died, one would have been the next emperor...
Why?
I have only one coin which was a cleaning success and it wasn't because of any exacting skills... all I did was soak it in vinegar. Before...
distilled water & Coin cleaning tools
Wow, Justin... what a masterful cleaning job!
Ken beat me to the punch :D. [ATTACH] I picked up this coin a few months ago. The type is one I've wanted for a while and this one had clear...
Sometimes there just aren't many choices available for certain type, or there aren't choices available within budget. Here's one of my ugliest...
I'm reading conflicting things so I'm just as confused as you :D.
If no one here has it, contact the American Numismatic Society's librarian. They have both volumes. They will copy the page for you.
There is a Rhoemetalkes of the Kingdom of Bosporus who reigned 131-154 CE so perhaps that is the source of confusion. Geographically, Thrace...
Also mentioned in this thread, along with a coin depicting the scene. https://www.cointalk.com/threads/leda-and-the-swan.327354/
Hmm. I'll have to keep an eye out for further information. For now I've put a note on the Attaea entry indicating that it may also be called Attaos.
:) They're all the same basic type. The portrait certainly looks like Vespasian and you can make out a bit of the obverse legend at ~10:00-12:00...
https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=3672030 https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=2594810 https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=453260
Look at examples of coins showing Mt. Argaeus :).
I used with the K spelling... Kyrene and Kyrenaica. That city has been check off but we certainly don't mind seeing interesting coins of cities...
Separate names with a comma.
