I assumed the term "marriage issue" means a coin showing emperor and his wife on one coin, usually both on the same side of the coin. Is this wrong?
Nice pride of Cybeles, @Roman Collector! I want some too :) Bill Welch's page is outstanding, as is his entire "moonmoth" site. @Alegandron,...
Hmm, I thought the first one would be relatively easy but I've also struck out. Even Ed's ISEGRIM interface didn't hit anything. Bust of Tyche...
Heheheh. I will hunt you down. :D (I assume you're pushing my button because of the little rant I just dropped in the Support forum? :D)
To suggest a thread for feature, PM Peter Davis. The mods don't see every thread posted here, or at least I doubt they do. They depend on us to...
I think the best thing about you buying these hoards is the wonderful group shots we all get to enjoy :)
Sure. In general there is considerable variability in the size and weight of ancient bronze coins. Without searching for many examples of the...
LOL! Good one. (Ominus1 was referring to a recent link shared by Ed, an essay about the different types of coin collectors.)
I think Ed's was interested in seeing if any CT members own coins depicting Andromeda :) He showed one such coin.
Hmm, maybe the top right coin is a beat-up or whittled down Byzantine? Is that (C)RISTO(S) on one side of that coin?? Not sure. I'm not seeing...
Nice one, RC!
Of the remaining coins, most look Islamic or Arabic or other non-Greek non-Latin type and I have no useful opinion or information for those. The...
I think the half coin is this (example from CNG's archives): https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=218432 [IMG] 287, Lot: 21. Estimate $100....
Nice one! Ptolemy III Is that a Chi Rho between the eagle's legs? I can't quite tell If Chi Rho: Svoronos 964 If that's just a blob rather than...
WOW, what a fantastic coin!! I'm envious.
I like the type very much! I have multiples of the Pontos "Perseus immediately after slaying Medusa" coins. The type is quite popular among CT...
Coins struck under Philip I did have officina numerals in exergue: I, II, III, III, V, and VI. However, those officina marks were on coins...
I don't see anything relevant currently on Vcoins but MA-shops has some Otacilia/Pudicitia ants with various marks in the exergual space, none of...
Here's a reverse die match (I think it is-- it lines up well in Photoshop with a minor perspective adjustment). The exergual mark looks less...
Ouch!!
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