It's a lovely coin. When it comes to FH's, sharp reverse detail and full legends are not common. I think your photoshop is quite festive - it...
Nice find! I was aware of the legend, but was not aware there was a coin type that could possibly be connected.
To be sure, some Roman issues were struck of pure copper - or as pure as they could get it, but that doesn't negate my point. Those coins are much...
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You need to get a cheapo camera with macro and snap your own pics. That's all I have. You've got your own hockey pucks as well. For that matter,...
We affectionately call our larger bronzes hockey pucks, and that's about what you'd have to do to damage them. This coin, for instance, isn't...
I'm with you Steve, I'd go full-retard with the checkbook and buy one of the coins you posted!
The biggest concern for us is bronze disease. It's important to keep coins stored in a relatively dry environment, but if one is careful about...
The real question here is, do you want this specific coin, or do you want a nice representation of the Dioscuri on an RR denarius? Because Bing is...
Nice, crisp punches on that coin. I have neither the references nor the expertise to size these things up. THCoins verified the attribution on...
I don't think the engravers at the Antioch mint had any idea what any of the tetrarchs looked like. I can spot an Antioch mint coin from a mile...
Copper is a very soft metal, and not really good for coins - they wear out too quickly. When ancient blacksmiths discovered the addition of a...
Sorry if I grabbed it out from under you! FORVM's got some very good deals on Ptolemaics these days, hard to resist.
I consider it medium, but I look for good coins among these, rather than size - although I would eventually like examples of the largest ones. Who...
30, 30. Same denomination as TIF's.
Bravo TIF, love that one. There has been conjecture among scholars that the two eagles represent the joint reign of Ptolemies 6 and 8.
It's from FORVM. I just decreased the luminosity on their image. This one adds a new denomination to my collection, along with a new reverse type...
Or can I post this newp? [ATTACH] Ptolemaic Kingdom, Ptolemy VI Philometor and Ptolemy VIII, 170 - 164 B.C., Bronze[IMG]AE 30, Svoronos 1424,...
Tripolis? Is the reverse legend irregular?
I can see why - an unusually artistic portrait for the time.
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