You left out the best one. This Philip II is one and a half (>A). They are not as common as the 4 1/2 coins. [ATTACH] My other favorite is...
Collections need never finish. Just tweak the requirements a bit. Obverse die clash. My peacock looks a bit like a Dodo bird. [ATTACH] Do it...
I have long believed in this theory and go one extra step. I do not believe portraits were always cut by one die engraver. I believe that an...
I thought your bull was in reply to my animal just pushing the 'this general style' thing a bit. It is getting hard to come up with 'Next:' ideas...
This Alexander Jannaeus Widow's Mite is square but not a type designed that way. [ATTACH] Next: a coin type known in more than one shape (eg...
Kumaragupta I 414-455AD AR drachm /Garuda bird [ATTACH] Next: Another Indian subcontinent coin of this general style but with a different animal...
My personal favorite Domitian is a low grade Eastern (EPE) Concordia denarius with a nose making you wonder if they knew Nerva. [ATTACH]
After people got used to the new exchange rate, many just reverted to the old standard X because it was familiar. People prefer consistency to...
Julia Domna / Horus being held by Isis) [ATTACH] Next: Horus alone Too hard: Any other Egyptian (not Greek or generic) type
Macrinus , Nikomedia, AE30 / Ares This one is unusual because the ΔΙC ΝΕΩΚΟΠΩΝ is spelled out rather than abbreviated BN. [ATTACH] Next: another...
I am extremely happy to see someone post a 'tools' type that is NOT one of the common fakes that has been plaguing the market in the last few...
Coin Talk is a good group of people interested in Ancients but the ones who get the most out of the CT experience are the ones who participate...
I know nothing that has not been covered. I have always called mine billon and Jupiter. Any time you try to compre anything in two different RIC...
Looking again I can see the dirt could be on top making the good style more believable than were it plated. NE is year 55 (72/1BC?).
http://ptolemybronze.com/ptolemy_series.html If we had a nickel for every time this website has been recommended here on CT, we could buy a fake...
We need an expert (not I) to jump in here and comment on what appears to be a plated shekel of Tyre from the Jerusalem mint with a chi-rho in the...
It seems relatively few people specialize in these trying to get a set of all major variations so the market price is mostly based on condition...
This is a can't win situation. I never use want lists as offered on VCoins. If I see a coin there I want, there are three possibilities. Either...
Check references for the expected legend for year 13.
The answer to mine was posted before I asked for it. I believe Pescennius Niger had as good a claim on empire as Septimius but we will never...
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