Quite right. They were a loose confederation of tribes. Some sectors of the population became quite sedentarised and cosmopolitan, others were...
A wise decision. They say exercise never hurt anyone, but I'm not one to take chances.
An important coin, to be sure. Six millimeters is pretty damn small - I hold to the theory that ancient engravers were as near-sighted as I am....
Yes, they are, unless otherwise indicated. I appreciate your scholarly pages on Korean coins as well - they are extremely well-done.
Bing, that AVGVSTVS DIVI denarius is super, and the break doesn't detract from it in the least. Great detail on scarce type.
This thread is inspired by Randy's earlier post of an AE of Augustus from Colonia Patricia. This coin arrived today, courtesy of FORVM. It's an...
Thanks for that page Doug! They're clearly stirrups. Anyone who's been around horses couldn't possibly confuse them with anything else.
It rather fits. Hermes and Anubis were both conductors of souls to Hades. You would expect him to have some sort of creepy, cultic scepter.
That's definitely the biggest modius I've seen on a coin. Super!
Yes, very interesting, VK. It would seem that the different spellings indicate the written language in a state of flux. After all, those legends...
Yes, absolutely great examples of their types!
Oops. Yeah, by "silver" I mean bronze, and by "bronze" I mean gold and by "lead" I mean plutonium. :p
Super coin! There's just nothing like the itsy-bitsy Greek silvers.
Well, yes. Since the dies were engraved by hand, each die will be original. But I'm talking about significant little additions (or perhaps...
One of the things I appreciate about collecting Roman coins is the seemingly endless engraving varieties. Here's a very common follis of...
It's possible the flan fractured when it was struck, then the sharp edges wore down by circulation. It wouldn't have mattered to merchants if it...
I've seen them too, and they can be quite colorful. I have no idea how they came by that toning, but I'm more interested in clear dates than...
Avraham Negev, “Notes on Some Trajanic Drachms from the Mampsis Hoard,” Jahrbüch fur Numismatik und Geldgeschichte 21 (1971) 115-120. The Mampsis...
It's one of those "facts" that gets regurgitated on the internet so often that people assume its veracity. There's actually very little to support...
Ah, I see, lol. Yeah, I hope he didn't pay too much for it. :joyful: Incidentally, here's a coin of Colonia Patricia that I won in a larger lot...
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