Or a little? http://www.astarte.com.au/html/persepolis_3.html http://yourshot.nationalgeographic.com/photos/7097577/...
The lion is not killing the bull, just attacking it. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Achaemenid_architecture#/media/File:Nowruz_Zoroastrian.jpg I...
What is the law on unordered merchandise? I have received the wrong coin from a European dealer who was willing to refund if I returned it at my...
There are quite a few variations on this theme from Tarsos. Mine adds a set of city walls (some claim them to be Jerusalem but IDK) and a club...
Another Geissen question: Does it list coins known to him but not in his collection. For example there are quite a few Dattari coins that...
My opinions are based on my background which is Severan. That is a great list for 4th century.
Excellent coin. My only fusion of Sicily and Carthage is this 4/3 century BC AE17 of Carthage overstruck on an Akragas crab. [ATTACH]
I agree fully if the desire is to ID coins. Sear is easy to flip through and find a reference number and basic information. I have spent way too...
Coins marked XXI are an alloy of 1 part silver and 20 parts copper or 4.77% silver. Some mints used Greek numerals to express the same thing so...
The coin shown does not match the description. It is, IMHO, a great coin but not from Odessa and not matching the legend given (Anchialus) but...
http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/quiz.html For the benefit of anyone new or old who wants to play, I'll mention again (and again) my...
That is a really exceptional specimen of the super rare issue but I would warn anyone wishing to get one that this of all issues really needs to...
I would never have recognized what I see in this photo as it is labeled. If I saw the coins, I would not have bought them. A 54 coin hoard...
And here is the problem with books. Authors and publishers have a silly desire to sell enough copies to break even on the project. Specialized...
This is another case of where I would suggest avoiding the 'need' to buy something expensive that you don't understand or even want to understand....
Good choice! [ATTACH]
Uncia by dougsmit posted May 28, 2017 at 4:06 PM
Congratulations to Roman Collector to getting this one. It is unusual in that the reverse figure is named on the coin (TYXH Tyche). The other...
Some spelled out the count. Here is a Macrinus AE30of Nicomedia with DIC (twice) rather than the numeral B=2. [ATTACH] Here lately I have seen...
Thanks. Not being available from US sellers is a bigger problem than being written in German. Maybe someday?
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