Here's my other Corinth stater, the first "big" coin I purchased, likely responsible for pushing me off the ancient coin collecting cliff :)...
Why, indeed you are right! I hadn't noticed that. You can even see the unicorn horn die scratch and adjacent field scratch on both coins....
This is @zumbly's doing. I was thoroughly jealous of his chimaera control mark stater (and others). This coin came up in a recent auction and it...
That's a sharp little medieval!
Oh my. We'd all better return our cleaned coins. :joyful::joyful: Rick, that's not why PCGS doesn't grade ancients :). See Doug's post above.
Thanks for the coinpliment :D. I can't tell if it is a seam from a cast flan but don't think it is. I see various file marks and evidence of...
It looks fine to me :). Many bronze flans have various amounts of flan preparation, including edge filing.
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Last night I took a quick cruise through both upcoming Triton sessions. Wow wow wow... some amazing coins.
Some of our CoinTalk members have ex-JQA coins :). Wish I were one of them!
I agree. The written histories of him are unreliable.
It looks like a star to me, perhaps with a die break in the center. Or, a two-headed turtle :D
My favorite little deviant! [IMG] Elagabalus, reigned 218-222 CE. AR denarius, 19.4 mm, 3.5 gm. Struck 218-219 CE, Antioch. ANTONINVS PIVS FEL...
I've been trying to get one for two years but can't seem to find the right coin at the right price at the right time. Someday.
Nice Tyches, eveyrone! Chrsmat, I like yours quite a bit-- Tyche looks very casual in her pose, legs crossed, hand across her lap... and I've...
Not at the moment :). At some point I might sell some of the smaller coins, but most folks are probably looking for the 35+ mm coins. Some of...
Here are all of the bronze Ptolemies I have so far. More than a pound :D. At some point I'll fill in the gaps, aiming for at least one of each...
Okay :D [IMG] EGYPT, Alexandria. Ptolemy II Philadelphus 285-246 BCE AE 48 mm, 91.8 gm Obv: laureate head of Zeus Ammon right Rev: eagle...
Oh boy, Ptolemies! I'm busy at work but will post mine later :)
I'd love to have that Gratian Anubis coin!
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