Maybe someone here will know or will Google an answer for you, but such a coin (if one exists) is about a thousand years younger than "ancient"....
Don't feel bad, Bing :). I intended for it to be significantly harder and it was a bit cruel to use so many close-together coins from the...
@chrsmat71's recent two quizzes were fun but I found the first one a bit too easy. The geography quiz was a little harder. Here's a variation:...
http://www.quizrevolution.com/ch/a221550 Chris added a second quiz, ~7 posts down in this thread. I liked both quizzes and am making one...
He showed all of them (both sides, with weights and sizes) in individual posts. See his "Ptolemy ID 1 Help Please", "Ptolemy ID help 2..." etc...
That was fun, thanks! 10/10 on the Greek coins, 8/10 on geography. Maybe I should have had coffee first :D
Gosh.. you can find fascinating, beautiful (or not), and historic ancient coins from $20 to $200K+. It sounds like you simply need to look at...
Yeah... that Aegina stater is @AncientJoe's and if he ever sells it you'll have to stand in line behind me :D In your stated price range coupled...
Possibly, although it's hard to tell about that monogram. It could instead be something from the Ptolemy IV cornucopia series. It's going to be...
Hiya, YOC. Long time no see. Nice (although harshly cleaned) big bronze! The best website for learning about and attributing these is...
That's a great start to 2016 :)
Oooh, very nice!
It also looks mighty coppery. It should be a more subdued alloy. I've gotta go with modern fake on this one.
Very interesting, thanks! I did not know that.
Yes, it is Philip II and hmm, that seam is concerning. I have dozens of Roman Egyptian tetradrachms and there are no seams on any of them. Your...
Nice crab! Something crabby is on my shopping list. Someday :) If my collecting had to be limited to one small geographic area, I would choose...
The fold you think you see must be an artifact of my poor photograph, although I don't see it in the images. There are no folds, no creases, no...
For educational purposes, can you explain this opinion?
:D I wish I did! I'm not optimistic about finding a better example any time soon. Besides, Zumbly is going to nab the next one :D I...
Resurrecting this thread because it took a while but I finally acquired a Great Sphinx coin :). Dang, these types are hard to come by! I...
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