Nice work, DrHenley! The cracks around the rim may not be damage. The coins were not struck in a collar, so you frequently find little cracks...
Some accounts say Aurelian paraded Vabalathus and Zenobia through Rome in gold chains, but let them live out their lives as ordinary citizens....
Very interesting, Doug. We can always count on you to give us a sophisticated interpretation. Either way, it's a fascinating coin.
I wouldn't do that to anyone on this forum, but there are a lot of lurkers. In the past, I've PM'd the experts with questions about auctions. I...
Ditto. The friendships I've made on this forum are more important to me than some dumb coin. But if it's a Nabataean I really want, screw all of...
Sprintriae are exceedingly rare, as least from what I've seen. The ones I've noticed for sale on occasion were in poor condition, and cost a small...
There's no auction house that offers the coins I want for my Nabataean set, so I'm just poking around on eBay, seeing if I can find any bargains.
I don't suppose you remember the part about giving it to me as a gift either, huh? :rolleyes:
Nice pieces, guys - I think it's a curious coin inasmuch as it's really a coin of Aurelian. He gets the radiate crown while Vabalathus has to...
All I see are dates, no cross-references. Maybe he left them out in the downloadable versions?
That's a good one Doug. How to make a small fortune selling coins: first you start with a large fortune... At any rate, I like Eric II as a...
Rasiel has a free download of ERIC I here... http://www.dirtyoldbooks.com/eric.html He's got the first three books of ERIC II for download at...
You mean you're amazed that you haven't been banned yet? Me too. :p
Just to be clear, I'm not the guy who wrote Collecting Greek Coins. We just happen to share two very common names.
Hahaha! Somebody posted that over at CU and it made me laugh. I'm not trying to offend anyone, lol.
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It's an ancient phoney. The counterfeiters used silver-plated bronze to strike the fouree denarii, and the plating wore off over time. If enough...
I don't know anything about the coin, so I can't comment on its authenticity, but you occasionally find pieces that were once part of jewelry, and...
Very nice coin, vlaha. Congratulations!
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