They're all exquisite coins, but like Zumbly, I'm most drawn to the A. Balas. Any coins of Balas are far less common than those of Alexander III...
A fine idea, Mr. Zumbly. I always enjoy these kinds of threads, and kudos to you, TIF, Dionysos, and Steve for your most excellent acquisitions!...
Well this is the first time I've encountered someone authenticating coins by smell. There might be something to it, lol. Since you're interested...
A very handsome set of Hadrians, Okidoki. Well-done. :)
I don't have any coins that were intentionally halved to create smaller denominations, but I will take this opportunity to post some of my...
A very handsome coin, Mat, with no apparent signs of tooling. Apropos to Ardatirion's comment, I've sometimes wondered if copper and orichalcum...
It's a great coin Steve, and a type I was unaware of. Also, many other great coins posted, and some excellent reading in this thread. I give it an...
Keep 'em coming AJ - love your coins and posts!
Staged? Nonsense. It's called Reality TV for a reason, guys.
I happen to own a fouree Tribute Penny that very likely was a counterfeit. The devices and legends follow the official Roman pattern closely, but...
Mind you, I'm just throwing a guess out there based on typology. I haven't studied the ancient Armenian script.
Well Steve likes his animal coins. Might as well have a few cougars.
Mat's going to crap his pants.
Yes, great coin Steve! The portrait is very distinctive, with great detail in the coiffure, and the peacock is magnificent. Two thumbs up!
The symbolism of the pomegranate varied widely in the ancient world. The wiki article gives a good synopsis. Scroll down to Symbolism....
Levon I. (I think...) Nice coin btw. Some of them get pretty chunky - what are the dimensions of yours?
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Here's a literally tiny addition to my type set of the small bronzes of Aretas IV. This is a scarce variety that shows a pomegranate stalk after...
The design just looks out of kilter to me, but I don't know the London mint styles well. At any rate, I've seen some very good lettering on...
It would appear to be a barbarous issue, or for those of you who think the term is pejorative: unofficial.
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