Wow, I didn't know that! Thanks for the simple explanation of modal scales :) Now I need to hear that Lokrian mode. Hope I don't die :D
Outstanding coin, Z! Wonderful writeup too :) I have no relevant coins to share :(
Congratulations, Curtisimo! Most expensive party ever, indeed :D Here's a marriage commemorative of Elagabalus and one of his wives. Hard to...
People like us who are just watching for sport :D
I have three of these and still have no idea how to properly label them. For now I'm going with a broad attribution, taking a cue from one of the...
Here she is with a similar entity, Annona, who personifies the grain supply of Rome. Note the modius on the table next to Annona. Ceres is...
It's a very nice example and the price was reasonable, probably because it lacked the "magic letters" on the NGC slab. I think you were smart to...
That's definitely an notable scene :) There are so many coins of Ephesus on my wish list. So far I just have one and it's a token or tessera...
Brian, don't enter me but what a generous gift this is! Fabulous portrait. That's a heck of a nice coin to just give away :)
A happy update: After finishing all of the hideous chemo and XRT, Steve's tests showed good news: no active cancer. Phew!! He'll have to have...
Yes they do!! Why do others discount that theory? Are there other instances of Apollo sporting a "pin curl" hairdo? Or, perhaps it's neither...
These tiny coins are fascinating! I never know what to call them though (the same weight name varies by region?) and so generally just state the...
I'm liking goat. Could that be baby Zeus under the goat? There are coins showing Zeus being nursed by a goat, and there is a tree or tree in the...
Maybe it's not a stag. Perhaps it is a goat?
I'm striking out so far. The reverse has an Asia Minor look, doesn't it? Or maybe Moesia... Off to the next searching spot :D Hopefully we can...
Oooh, a challenge!! I'll take a look but suspect you've used all the keywords I'd try. Marcus Aurelius or Commodus seems likey based on the...
Uzzibaal (or however you want to spell it :D) [IMG] PHOENICIA, Byblos. Uzzibaal. 350-335 BC* AR dishekel, 13.3 gm Obv: Three hoplites with...
How unusual! A real standout among your other Vespasians-- congrats! :)
I prefer the lighter coin with its full legends and better centering.
Tacitus[IMG] EGYPT, Alexandria. Tacitus Tetradrachm, 20 mm, 7.5 gm; CE 275/6 Obv: AKKL TAKITOC CEB; laureate and draped bust right Rev: ETOYC-A;...
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