It is never safe to refer to the ancient peoples as 'they'. They were individuals who did things their way and did not realize 'they' were going...
This is a very late tetradrachm of Alexandria but too far gone for me to ID with certainty to an emperor. I believe I read LA on the reverse...
How are we to allow for little variations in the usual gameplan? Staff can be transferred from one to another. Travelling staff can be split and...
Several philosophers at least as far back as Solon have expressed the thought that you must not call a man happy until he has had a happy death....
Imitative! Obols come in styles matching the tets of various periods so you can't say there is just one style but the workmanship on the small...
Beware of Parthian gold coins. The ones I have seen have been silver drachms plated for the modern market. There are wonderful coins in silver...
My current thought is in complete agreement with maridvnvm BUT there are enough variant/unofficial looking coins of Septimius that I reserve the...
RR bronzes strike me as the opposite of the denarii. The silver includes many interesting types for the most part in one size (I know there are a...
A couple different Republicans: [ATTACH] The right face on the as below has features of Pompey the Great. Does the left resemble Sextus Pompey...
I believe most of us will agree that loving Byzantine bronzes will require putting aside our usual expectations of grade. This is made worse by...
Welcome. The first thing you will notice here is that we are quite a diverse bunch with many specialties. Some (Jamesicus and Victor come to...
Yes, the missing half of the Simurgh makes it hard to recognize. Thanks for the link. I remain uncertain how the attributions of such marks were...
I agree with benhur767's 20th century definition of 'plate' except for the matter of the plate having to be better. For example, plates in...
A few years back I had interest in these and got a few representative coins. I even corresponded with Tom Mallon on them but was never clear on...
All are special but the Annia has to be my #1 as well. That reverse would make it a contender with an ordinary person obverse. The Salonina must...
While great coins go for great prices, there are always a few coins that fail to sell or go at the first minimum bid. There are always a few...
Dating coins within the reign will take more than a little study but there are specialist works suggesting some pattern if you get into these...
My favorite is the Carus because of the way the lack of hair retains its outline losing only the fine definition. My only Carus of Alexandria is...
For the record: tets are only a part of the total Alexandria picture. The large copper drachms and fractions are interesting and often more...
Nice as it is, that chart of marks is not all inclusive. I can see this being #79 but agree with the need to see it on other coins and keep open...
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