http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/f02.html This is one with a picture set. Worth the effort? I don't like PREV (and I don't like text...
BACK implies from whence you got to this page so some would expect to go back to the mapped image or some link on CT where one of you gave a link....
It is easier to balance the page if I used two words with the same number of letters so the first row now has Next/Last. I tried Next/Back and...
I was trying to sleaze that one by but got caught. Nobody wants that coin, not even the picture. Actually it has a at least as good an eagle as...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caduceus_as_a_symbol_of_medicine The above references many opinions on the subject but the bottom line is that this...
IMO the other Pescennius with the strongest tie to Septimius is the AETERNITAS with moon and stars which was relatively common for Pescennius but...
The first word at the obverse left is Kappa. Considering the Kappa Omega on the reverse, I suspect the next word is Omega but I can't read it....
The seated figure of Aesculapius combined with the reverse cadeuceus suggests the item is a 20th century medallion of some medical group. The...
Obverse: Jia Qing tong bao Reverse: Boo guwang Emperor Ren Zong 1796-1820 Guangzhou, Guangdong mint, Board of Revenue type Hartill 22.505...
One could make a case for collection a city rather than an emperor. Alexandria is an obvious choice but Lyon is, too.
Steve: I love that eagle/lion. Collect89: There are a lot of minor variations on that facing Apollo type. Many have the denomination on the...
The G&N Pecunem also produced a couple small Greek silvers for me. The sale had a lot of nice little coins but I considered the start prices plus...
I received the coin that was holding up posting my series of 101 pages on my favorite coins so now I invite anyone interested in seeing the...
This thread made me want to try again so I also ordered an upgrade to my current scale and will report on the outcome.
I have not seen a didrachm with two bodies but that is to be found on a diobol and some bronzes. Didrachms are rare and the vast majority of the...
Possibly not. I also read mine as 115 (right to left 100+10+5). The handwriting is different on the three and there is a difference in the...
Traditional wisdom says four: Rome, Emesa, Laodicea and Alexandria. I would not be at all shocked to see that reworked in the future with Emesa...
Find 10 new looking nickels which are supposed to weigh 5.00g. I just did and found a range of 4.97 to 5.10g (using my scales as currently...
[ATTACH] Perhaps we should show for comparison the common Rome mint version:
I do not have that one which copies the Rome 193 Victory type. I do have a couple of the other Victories all having the COSII on reverse so must...
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