You're missing a few zeros...
I'm in my tablet, so I can't explain well, but if i recall the best theory we have now is that parallel dies were used for some series. If no one...
This configuration is more effective when multiple pieces are hung on a string. You see it a lot with Islamic silver that was used in wedding...
The holes are consistent with a coin that was threaded for ornamentation on a string or chain. Identification is as this:...
Conch shell / temple. The reverse image is upside down.
You slightly misremembered the quote in the thread title. "Those who are about to die salute you." In full - "Ave, Caesar, morituri te salutant!"
Weigh it and get back to me, but the weight suggests that it's a part of the same issue and just happens to be struck on a wider flan, from...
What are the weights of the two specimens?
Upon further examination of the second coin, I noticed the letter Y in the right field. Compare to this Britannicus issue of Cyzicus, which...
You have NO idea! Within the past two years a truly massive collection HAS come on the market: the BCD Collection of Thessaly. Thousands of coins...
Congratulations! :cheers:
You ought to get a copy of RPC then. Like I said, there were numerous confronted portraits issued in the provinces under the Julio-Claudians. A...
Sydenham (The Coinage of Caesarea in Cappadocia, p. 21) notes that the club first appeared on Caesarean coinage under Achelaus. In this case, it...
The second one is obviously not an issue of Cyzicus. If you take the time to flip through the plates for RPC I you will find a number of...
I undoubtedly dislike slabs as much as or more than you. But to denigrate another person's job? That's just rude.
What city did you say these were supposed to be from?
I was reminded today that I failed to complete our tour of Egypt. So here are a few more. We begin with Memphis, an extremely important city in...
I sometimes wonder if these weren't made to be cut. Think about it - with the two opposing heads on the obverse, a cut coin would still have a...
Thanks for the kind words, John! The green spots are surface deposits and should be removable by someone with a bit of skill and a steady hand....
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