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Maybe they assigned the coin/denomination a new value and indicated that with a countermark? Surely someone here has a ready explanation and...
I'll have to take your word on that being a Seleucid coin :D. Interesting. Why would the Selucids counterstamp one of their own coins??
Out of my sphere but in case you haven't already looked here... http://www.catbikes.ch/coinstuff/monograms.htm An extremely hasty scan of those...
I don't know much about specific countermarks and their issuers. Seleucids used (perhaps among other things) an anchor countermark when stampiing...
Wow, Chris... that is definitely rant-worthy. I suspect that Vcoins dealers who attending physical shows often get behind in updating the virtual...
The countermarks were likely made by some other culture/city, presumably to mark it as acceptable for trade within their region (in lieu of or in...
Well, on Martin's third coin the curvature of the appendage in question does seem to approximate the Fibonacci sequence :D.
I've been trying to sort out the numismatic lore and there appears to be no definitive explanation, although someone postulated is that it is a...
http://andrewmccabe.ancients.info/ A little tough to navigate but packed with information.
:P Yeah... perhaps I shouldn't have posted the second quiz on the heels of Chris's very fun quizzes. Sorry, Chris :shy:
If I'm understanding correctly, it is 16.5 mm at its widest point? That makes more sense :)
Yes, you have it correct. It's a Seleukid coin from the usurper Achaios. Is that a typo on the coin size or is it really 10mm? That's mighty...
Size and weight?
It looks well-toned as is-- very nice! I too have a fondness for Elagabalus and have many of his provincials and a couple of denarii:...
The quizrevolution platform is better than most but doesn't have much capacity for customization. I'm not willing to pay flat or monthly fee for...
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Yeah, it's a tough call. I'm biased but feel that you'd probably get a better answer on the ancients board even though it might be more...
You are so funny :D. I suspect the times are changing and I am going to be trolling your leftovers soon. You certainly have a number of...
I should make a quiz for complete newbies, with questions like "Is this coin Roman or is it Greek?" That might be a fun thing and useful thing...
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