I find it curious that you do not include the Achaemenid dynasty itself in your numismatic history of things Persian. Repeatedly in separate...
As a big fan of John Kent I had my preference for "falling," and fought those wars on the Moneta list some years back. Looks like things have...
Everybody likes full employment and fat paychecks. But when the economy is strong, so are the prices of collectibles at auction. After all,...
Since earlier versions are being shown too, Sabina provided an interesting anepigraphic antecedent: [ATTACH]
I believe the first word in the third line ends in "...land" and is the name (auf Deutsch) of the province in which the city was located, as...
Here's another of the Dis Genitalibus theme surrounding the altar - same type, slightly different break pattern: [ATTACH] While I agree that the...
Yeah, that Salonina really caught my eye too. Didn't know that was out there.
Bob really is a pro. Fantastic stuff, for sure. Nice to see an old familiar face at the end, I used to be MAD about.
Getting these ready for this weeks sale? They certainly do catch some attention.
It seems to me that when the horseman is off the horse and kneeling on the ground as here, then he is truly "fallen." But while he is still on...
I could be wrong, but the obverse of that coin seems to show a Dalek. This was no doubt left by the good Dr. on one of his visits to back then....
Excellent writeup, RC. I hope you won't mind if I tag along. My example of this reverse type has a slightly different spin on the obverse...
Nice example. I debated about it, but went elsewhere. The portrait on your example is quite distinctive. Modeled after a predecessor? Here is...
Bid 3, bought 3. Two nice, one hard to come by. Nice additions.
Both the FaustinaII and the Domna come in a couple of subvarieties. Here is a Faustina II in the same config as the OP coin:[ATTACH] Here is...
After all you've been through over this, if the seller doesn't give you satisfaction in the matter of the refund, then for the sake of the rest of...
Now you see, you're getting me to rethink my ways. I rarely pay any attention to the bulk lots at the end of a sale, since most of the time I...
Very nice example! Just out of curiosity, how much of the coinage of Olbia are you studying?
Thanks for the update! I was on an excavation in Ashkelon in 1987 and we spent weekends in Jerusalem. The museum got attention, of course, and...
The dominant assumption here, it seems, is that eventually Clio's collection will come on the market. Why assume that? I think it is entirely...
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