Very nice hammered shilling. Looks awfully familiar to me... :D
Its a Byzantine follis, probably of Justin II. His coins are notoriously ugly.
You're probably right, Randy. But it could be a similar coin from Larissa in Thessaly. I'm not sure of a value, but if it is the coin Randy posted...
Severus Alexander provincial bronze of Odessos, Serapis sacrificing reverse. Moushmov 1633. A rather nicely preserved Serapis on the reverse.
Howabout something a little more challenging than a mule? You know how US coins are, in some senses, descendants of ancient coins? Make an image...
Good job!
Whatever it is, I'm not a fan of the reverse type. I'll pass, thank you. :D
nice Constantiniana Dafne coin there. A fairly uncommon find in uncleaned lots. Congratulations! I'll say it again, as I have a thousand times....
Superb! Congratulations!
Its very close there, but I would say Diocletian minted last, judging by the mystery-denominations he issued, which are probably a failed attempt...
Look at it? I ID'ed it for them.
Its taken me two years of collecting, but I've finally found a specialty. Rather, three. - ancient tessera - Tokens of the ancient world, often...
Never seriously considered giving up, but then again, I'm young and have a vast field to cover. Currently the scanned portion of my collection...
Look at the die clashes on that Fugio! Some of the most obvious I've ever seen. A truly beautiful collection. But I am frightened by how...
Thanks for resurrecting this thread, I had forgotten to comment! Anyway... Suppose one doesn't have either a perfectly round coin or a white...
I understand your desires, but I really question how viable it will be to pick out particular coins to use as market indicators. High quality...
Nice provincial! I've considered collecting the SC issues of Antioch, but I can't seem to find them for what I'm willing to pay.
Who are you? :kewl: Excellent book.
I think Kore looks younger and more attractive. The Morgan Liberty always seemed a bit dumpy to me.
Precisely, its the sensible laws. If only other countries would use them!
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