Which Caesarea is that so I can check it off the list? Cappadocia? [ATTACH]
How sure are you of the reverse legend? I think see VRTVSAV... This era is not at all my forte, but on Tesorillo's site it looks like:...
Here's a test of the two. I selected a silver coin with a relatively sharp strike and good contrast (to theoretically make it easier for matching...
You can indeed search by image on Google but I haven't found it very accurate for coins. Here's how to do it. Go to Google, click on Images....
I guess Mat and I are among the minority, but I prefer USPS in most instances! Where I live, they are far cheaper than all other carriers and I've...
Z! Have you been holding out on us? I don't recall seeing this before and didn't know there were any such Macedonian "bottle caps". It is...
I think they did while you were reading it :D Great stuff, Curtisimo! Although... now the competition for these will increase. Thanks a lot...
Agathodaemon [IMG] EGYPT, Alexandria. Hadrian billon tetradrachm, 22.5 mm, 12.9 gm regnal year 5 (CE 120/1) Obv: laureate head right, crescent in...
Aurora (although some books say the reverse figure is Victory) [IMG] Moneyer issues of Imperatorial Rome, L. Plautius Plancus 47 BCE AR...
Great effort, everyone! Spelling variations can change where a coin fits in the alphabet. I have this coin logged as "Kibyra" in my notes but...
Cool! I didn't know that. That makes it much less likely that the package was pilfered by a postal worker :).
WOW, what an in-depth writeup! Fantastic! Information such as this makes coins so much more interesting. Previously, I found this type of RR...
Oh no! I hope this is just a computer error and delivery has not yet been attempted. Short of that, I hope it went to a neighbor who returns it...
Yes!! That's the reason. The little girl totally gets it :D Nice job digging that correlation from your head, Gavin! And nice picture,...
An acorn?? Excellent!
I have not run into trouble but I usually only have a few with me. Travel into and out of the US.
Well, really a pine cone but there are nuts in there somewhere :D [ATTACH] IONIA, Metropolis [or Miletos] c. late 2nd century BCE [or 1st century...
all of them and another four or five not shown Hello? Bacon S'mores? Of course I won. Duh. :D
Okay :) [IMG] KYRENAIKA, Kyrene modern copy by electrotypist Robert Ready host coin, c. 410-400 BCE, acquired by the British Museum in 1872 AR...
Aegyptos [IMG] HADRIAN AR Denarius. 18 mm, 2.95 gm. struck CE 134-138, Rome Obv: HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P, bare head right Rev: AEGYPTOS;...
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