Great coins. I believe the type with Melqart reverse is quite rare for Gadara - the Tyrian versions are far more available. To my knowledge,...
I also couldn't see the larger images.
Doug, your collecting choices are interesting, a bit esoteric, and always instructive. When I read the reasons for your acquisitions, I always...
It's Apollo as Sylvester Stallone!
Ask and ye shall receive. :)
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There seems to be an unwritten code of ethics among collectors of ancients. I've experienced this level of trust several times. The first time...
Looks good to me. I believe the occasional dot one finds on these is a centering dot, not part of the inscription. I have one from Cyzicus......
Right before you joined the forum, we did an alphabetical animals thread. You might want to look through that for ideas......
Beautiful set @dougsmit !
It's a magnificent coin. I gave some serious thought to purchasing it myself. I'm glad it went to a good home!
Ah. Well, it's a keeper in my book, as long as you got a fair price.
It's a great example of the type. I'm not sure why you're seeing it as a mistake. You could have smoother surfaces, but the detail is wonderful.
I joined. Will explore it further tomorrow.
Yes, but it's one of the anonymous quadrantes issued from Vespasian to Antoninus Pius. Extremely rare, very expensive, and unfortunately not...
It's actually the refrain from a Charlie Daniels Band song, The Devil Went Down To Georgia - a modern variation on the human versus deity musical...
Nice! It seems the Indian style was more like Dali, whereas the Nabataean is Tom Selleck.
Here's a less than lovely coin, but scarce. The earliest Nabataean coins were issued by Aretas II (c. 103-96 BC), minted at Damascus. They are...
Lol. Thank you sir!
Here's a lepton of Aretas IV, from the earlier part of his reign, before jugate busts of the king and queen became de rigeur on Nabataean bronzes....
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