I'm not sure the Romans played any sort of game akin to baseball but who knows? Bronze balls, lead bats, and if you struck out you were fed to the...
Mat, your Crispinas are outstanding, and very nicely presented!
Steve, very nice coin. I'm not crazy about the bare metal showing through because it suggests a harsh cleaning. It's not that I don't like the...
He called the meeting to hand out sestertii no doubt. I like this type as well, but I've also been put off by the cost of acquiring one that shows...
Threads about eBay always seem to end in fisticuffs, lol.
That's exactly the sort of question that interested me when I started collecting recently, at a much older age. And it still fascinates me. What...
Athena looks rather pissed too, and you really don't want to piss off Athena. What a great coin with abundant character.
The modern Syrian eagle seems to have retained much of the style of the Roman tetradrachms of Antioch. Compare... [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Lovely denarius, Bing!
And a coin I haven't properly attributed yet, a semi-autonomous issues of Laodicea ad Mare, modern-day Latakia, Syria... [ATTACH]
Bostra, now known as Bosra, in Southern Syria, was the capitol of Roman Provincia Arabia... 1. Provincia Arabia: Julia Mamaea, after 180 - 235...
Nabataean Kingdom: Aretas III, 87-62 BC AE20, 7g, 12h; Damascus Mint, 87-62 BCE Obv.: Diademed head of Aretas III right Rev.: Tyche of...
Antioch ad Orontes, Semi-Autonomous AE23, 10.77g, 12h, Denomination A; Antioch: after 47 BC Obv.: Laureate head of Zeus right; countermark of...
The coins of ancient Syrian cities also present a wealth of fascinating numismatics. I won't inundate the thread, though. Just a few......
Great coins, Z - a collection with a musical theme. And I love the Gallienus centaur, Doug.
Put it in the box of fishing weights? :)
I think my favorite coin of the trio that arrived yesterday is this Valentinian, simply because it's not easy to find well-struck, well-preserved...
Here's a pleasing FH. The white deposit on the obverse appears to be calcium, and I think it'll come loose with a bit of a distilled water soak....
Three more arrivals today. Here's Gallienus... Gallienus, 253-266 AR Antoninianus, 20mm, 3.28g; Rome mint: 263-264 Obv.: GALLIENVS AVG; radiate...
I didn't check the whole thing, but it appears the Morse Code inscription starts at 6 o'clock and moves clockwise. Is there any significance to...
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