Thanks - I agree with you about the first two being Bulgarian. I’ll take a closer look at Wildwinds and one other source
the response earlier was immediate but these must be quite mysterious - I still think the first two are Bulgarian
One aspect of this hobby that I thoroughly enjoy is attributing coins. Getting a coin that you like is great but other than looking at it and...
A beautiful piece! Rarity is such a interesting concept in ancient coins.
It is actually easy to differentiate the sestertii of Caracalla and Elagabalus - the portraits do not really look the same.
Yes it is most definitely definitely Elagabalus!
Previously in parts one and two I had posted 18 different types of Elagabalus sestertii, and now post two more. I have always wondered whether...
Beautiful coins! I have not seen that type of Septimius Severus denarius since the days when Ancient Auction House and Paganecoins were selling -...
BEAUTIFUL stunning coin! I love the eastern denarius of Septimius
I can show you how to get it out of the slab - done it many times.
This is another error coin in the group of this type I purchased. How in the world does a coin of Lysimachia (sp) in Thrace show an inscription...
Ot took me a while to even see this!
t Thought this was interesting -Lysimacheia309BC AE17 [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Thrace
There was a Boston coin dealer - Henri Delgar, who sold ancient coins on ebay in the early to mid-2000's and I vaguely recall he had a crude...
Nice! Plus high silver content!
Thanks Curtis - I was very much hoping that this note would get your attention. From your other posts it is my understanding that this type is the...
Thank you for your post and your encouragement. I have always wondered at the differences between ancient Greek and what my father and his side...
Thank you - beautiful examples by the way. The Caracalla denarius has my favorite obverse bust type - I was fortunately able to buy a sestertius...
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