Copper Nickel clad Ikes will show a copper color to the edge. Silver was only used for certain proofs and special collector's coins by the time...
I agree with what Rexesq says regarding drachm vs. denarius but David Sear does list SGI 1689 as a 'denarius' and I do not know on what basis he...
These are clearly stamped 'copy' on the other side unless someone has removed it. They were once glued to a card advertising a book on ancient...
A set that I consider better than average in interest even though none are MS-65 candidates. These are not necessarily the best types for these...
Just my opinion: Beginners would be better off buying individual, already cleaned coins (as mat said) that 'speak to you' and save the grab bags...
I now suspect this is a coin of Mesopotamia related to Sear Greek Imperials 1689 but a different reverse. It is listed as a denarius but I have...
The second coin shown above reads Apollodotos (II) 110-80 BC but I don't make out the first one. Mitchiner sorted these by mint according to the...
The Commodus is as Caesar and shows Hilaritas. From the photo, I'd guess it is an as but we need size/weight to be sure.
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It is a Rome mint denarius with the reverse legend ARAB ADIAB.. naming the enemies the Arabs and Adiabenians over whom the Victory was celebrated....
Marcus Aurelius - a provincial with Greek legend M AVPHLI ANTWNIN... but I'm drawing a blank on the reverse legend which should name the city....
I have listened to all of them and prefer the interview segments and any discussion that does not mention current mint NCLT product (especially...
Two twofers Aurelius and Verus commemorated the 200th anniversary of Actium by issuing a Marc Antony copy. Pius commemorated his adoption of...
While Cucumbor's lovey Macrinus is not one of them, several of the Moesian city coins have a denomination mark. My vis-a-vis above has the E in...
Tiny Treasures are among my favorites so I'll start by offering a few I like from Athens and Phocaea.
From India in the 13th century is a small bronze with a very stylized horse that almost looks like the cursive legend that accompanies it....
That is not Helios but the nymph Larissa. Helios would have to be wearing a radiate crown and would not have a horse:
Just an opinion: Some of the best horses are the offerings of ancient Larissa in Thessaly. Horses were very important in their culture and coins...
I suspect you got a really good deal. ...and I am a cheapskate. There are some coins that would be hard to replace at any price. You can't just...
Ceasarea had some skillful die cutters. The coins, both silver and bronze, are usually dated with ET (etoyc+year) followed by the regnal year for...
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