I do travel with a few coins, usually. Not the higher end coins, but a few pocket pieces (purse pieces) and occasionally more coins for specific...
A coin not from an island, but photographed with an island in the background :D Massive 15-shekel bronze from Carthage :) [IMG] [IMG] Carthage...
ARADUS (ARADOS): [IMG] Alexander III tetradrachm, late lifetime issue [IMG] Trajan. AE 22 EUBOIA: [IMG] Histiaia. AR tetrobol [IMG]...
Ancient coins from island cities? I'm gonna unload on this thread à la @stevex6 :D SICILY: [IMG] Syracuse. Agathokles tetradrachm, 310-305...
The long-haired yet male bust does look like Demos and on your coin, the two letters behind the bust could be the corroded remnants of ΔH, plus...
[ATTACH] YES! I was just working on a photoshopped version of that :)
Gregarious is probably right-- Roman Provincial, or pseudoautonomous issue. It's going to be tough because of condition and the ubiquity of the...
Interesting coin, RC! @stevex6 has an Iberian Kabieros I've coveted. On that coin, the squatting figure of Kabieros looks like Captain Caveman...
Q v. Z? It would be a match for the ages! That Z has some sneaky-awesome coins in his pocket but Q's coins are always showstoppers.
I doubt you'd get anything less than a positive opinion on this lovely coin! Nice deep strike, well centered, nice toning... winner :)
Welcome, @Dafydd! I'm not sure what to think of either coin in terms of authenticity. Sometimes it's difficult to say one way or another based on...
Oooh, it's a beauty! Congrats :) Nice Selene reverse. Somewhere I have a very low condition Max Thrax tet but I can't find pictures right now.
Geta and Caracalla changed quite a bit as coins appear to have accurately tracked their aging from boyhood to adulthood.
Worth resurrecting in case people were unaware. It's a first stop for me when I want to read contemporary history of certain Roman coins even...
What a nice gift! There are a gazillion drachms and tetradrachms issued by Alexander III and his successors. Definitive attribution can be...
Wow, very cool! I hadn't seen that before nor heard of the locale (Lampedusa or Lopadusa; maybe other spellings as well). It appears to be very...
Well said, @Aethelred and others! It's the best ancient coin forum, or at least the best one for me :)
H8-- that's a wonderful type, always on my wishlist :) Hmm, I have an Akragas hexas from a large mixed lot blindly purchased four years ago....
David, you're really capitalizing on your specialist knowledge! Congratulations :)
What's the size of your Athena/Owl? That might help eliminate some options. I'm having some luck in CNG's archives and ACsearch using the search...
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