Interesting! And as per @Genio popvli romani's information, the ratio of 21:19 is just about exactly the ratio of the dotted border diameters...
Pretty!
What an impressive jellyfish! Despite the tiny size of that engraving, not only is it clearly a jellyfish-- you can even distinguish the genus...
What kind of help are you looking for? If you're wanting to know the city, most of the name is visible on the reverse or you can find it by...
:D It's an ancient coin from Tarentum-- that's a naked guy on a horse (the reverse is a naked guy on a dolphin :D). But you're right-- in that...
Hmm, I wonder how they determined the identity of the bust. Not sure who I would have guessed, but it doesn't scream Aurelius.
No pictures in that article? Waaaaaaaah!
Absolutely-- Tyrian shekels struck during Christ's lifetime will always command a hefty premium, as will other coins with any tie-in to the...
I've found it difficult to photograph silver or reflective coins in bright sunlight. Anything is do-able though, but it requires changing the...
I did that just now to see what could be found. Here are four more Tyrian shekels from CY 137 (in addition to your example from Roma), all sold...
You pasted the wrong attribution-- it's ORIENS :).
I'm unfamiliar with this denomination and used the opportunity to look through the now publicly available Dumbarton Oaks Collection books. None...
Another point is that even if starting a hundred years ago there had been a concerted and coordinated effort by all collectors and numismatists to...
There already are indicators and they are less crude than a TPG slabbed count would bring. There are various paid and free archives of ancient...
:nailbiting: But I had to play it on an internet piano! [anxiously looking around for the hit squad]
Oh dear! Well, you tried.
Curtis!! I see you lurking. Turn of your computer/phone and get back to your bride!! ;)
Hard to judge, at least for me. It does have a full crest, and her nose isn't cut off, plus the reverse is well centered and there are no test...
To clarify, the one shown by Barry is a fake. He was making the point that someone foolishly spent $4161 on a fake.
Nice type, RC! And Alegandron... that Samnium is fabulous! I have a few coins relevant to the topic. [IMG] Roman Republic, Lucius Aurelius...
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