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It strikes me that the same dies could have produced these large and the small coins like the OP and mine.
I call my 0.10g, 5mm coin a Teos hemitartemorion. I will need to study more to see where we differ. A coin like mine could leech weight in...
Not everything you learn on Coin Talk has anything to do with coins. I am at a stage of life that I am certain I will never travel to Scandinavia...
I see no reason to suspect foul play here. The Mamaea and the Tranquillina were swapped. The exhibit may have been correct once but the coins...
This is not one I see often and probably most people would not want to. It is attributed th Kujula Kadphises c.15 AD and copies a coin of...
My favorite Roman empress is Julia Domna. My favorite mint is Alexandria. This is one of my Alexandrian tetradrachms of hers. Year 2 Nike in...
Few of us would enjoy seeing our favorite ancient coins looking as they did on the day they were made. We have fallen in love with the patina of...
I regret the tendency of humans to subscribe to the theory exposed by that great British philosopher Mick Jagger: "He can't be a man 'cause he...
Lest this confuse anyone: These coins were issued along with the two soldiers reverse coins that bore portraits of the rulers. The early ones...
This certainly shows the weapon in the boar. Is there an ancient coin that shows a spear actually inside a human victim? Some of the falling...
These definitely should be kept together and on the boards just as they are. Remove each carefully, Photograph both sides and replace just as...
K (6.8g) o/s on J [ATTACH] Classes L and M are too rare for me. Please show yours and anything else you wish.
The anonymous Christ type Byzantine folles are separated into letter groups. Rather than spelling it all here, those interested can visit this...
IS (16 cubits) is the Nilometer level required to flood the fields and guarantee a harvest the next year. The coin is year 12 spelled out dodek....
I reported a spelling error Ceasar to the local art museum and six months later I noted the ID card was corrected. I was then invited to meet the...
Γ (date==3) TPI TOV I would have read this not as gamma but L reading up before the word TPI TOV which is third.
FH3 'reaching' - the horseman turns and fends off the soldier with one arm
I consider that an FH4 since the horseman is not on the ground yet. On FH1, the head of the horse should be forward rather than tucked and the...
The auction tale is good Hollywood and probably has an element of truth with some polish. That 25000 figure expressed in denarii would be 6250 or...
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