Really? I think of graffito as markings purposefully scraped/etched into a coin. Surely that S and divot were struck into the coin? I don't see...
Thank you, Ivan! Here are those two coins: [IMG] Lydian lion trite. I have done embarrassingly little research on these but look forward to...
Like most people, I started with coins of my home country. My grandparents were collectors (hoarders?). It's a long story and if you're...
Dolphin thread, yay! One of these days I'll find the right Tarentum nomos. The right one at the right time at the right price has proven tricky...
I don't think we can say much of anything based on those horrible scans! Is it a fourree? I sure can't tell based on those images. The weight...
So it's toned, and the seller's pictures were bright. If you take new pictures with the coin tilted a bit, with light reflecting from the coin,...
The obverse looks like a "real" Nero in a general sense-- the portrait is passable, the obverse legend might be one that was used (can't make out...
To mangle a phrase, "Reference is futile" :D Whatever it is, it's not an ancient coin of Nero. What is that reverse, some type of fanciful galley?
I don't have any answers but wanted to say wow-- nice job on the images! Also, is it unusual to for Pegasus to be shown wearing reins?
Very nice!!
I'm also kicking myself for not bidding on that coin!
And such a fantastic coin it is! I'd love to have this coin, or @icerain's, or the similar coin posted by @stevex6. On the list :)
Unsurprisingly, I don't know this coin and it took a bit of time to identify it even with the moneyer's name visible. Marcus Arrius Secundus,...
My JAZ tets, both of which are ex JBGood :) [IMG] EGYPT, Alexandria. Carus undated, but struck apparently struck posthumously by his son Carinus...
Hmm, I think that site is over my head and doesn't mesh with my coin interests. John, can you tell me why you think the L on these Alexandrian...
Hmm, so maybe the "L" merely connotes a "numeral" rather than "year"? The original question still remains. Sounds like a fun rabbit hole! See...
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