This has been debated here ad nauseam. Many differing opinions, but I believe the consensus ended being that Ancients end when coins began being...
Love the reverse. Any time the facial features are visible on the small reverse god/person, it makes it more interesting to me. I can't imagine...
I found a coin that looks very similar, but it is listed as 1/2 Drachm. This is the description: Arab-Sasanian, Abbasid Governors of Tabaristan:...
I do not collect these, but others here do. However, looking around, I think your coin is well struck and preserved. Can you provide weight and...
You can speak on my behalf, especially on this coin. I would be lost without your help. If there is another coin that closely resembles my coin,...
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Good thing!!!!!
Other than the like to the one above, where can I find coins/information on Carlos el Nobel?
How about these little bro? [ATTACH] MACRINUS AE 26 OBVERSE: ΑΥ Κ ΟΠΕΛ ΣΕΥ ΜΑΚΡΕΙΝΟΣ Κ Μ ΟΠΕΛ ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΟΣ Κ, laureate head of Macrinus right...
WOW! Fantastic pieces Doug. I think I'll buy a couple - NOT. But they are beautiful.
@Amos 811: I know next to zero about medieval coins and this coin would most likely be cast into my catchall box for impossible to ID coins....
With the help of HammeredCoins (he did all the work), we have come up with a possible identification and attribution for this medieval coin I've...
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Nice coin. Ya gotta love the Provincials. In many instances, they are more interesting then the Rome counterparts.
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[ATTACH] THASOS AR Drachm OBVERSE: Naked satyr running right carrying struggling nymph REVERSE: Quadripartite incluse Square Struck at...
[ATTACH] ACHAEMENID EMPIRE AR Siglos OBVERSE: Persian king or hero in kneeling/running stance right, holding spear and bow REVERSE: Incuse punch...
[ATTACH] THRACE, ABDERA Tetrobol OBVERSE: Griffin springing left REVERSE: Magistrate's name around linear border, within which head of Hermes...
The reverse reminds me of coins from Gela, sicily, but I don't recognize the obverse.
[ATTACH] ATTICA, AEGINA AR Stater OBVERSE: Sea-turtle (T-backed); head in profile REVERSE: Large square incuse with skew pattern Struck at...
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