This coin confuses me. The reverse, with the standing wreath-bearer, looks Eastern. Kushan or Parthian, but not exactly. Round shields are a...
This technology will be important soon. I bought a coin at NYINC, said to be ex Lord Grantley collection and ex Lockett collection 1537. I asked...
The table suggests that Octavian aurei lost half their value from 2014 to 2018. That does not seem stable. Certainly at least one of the n=318...
I have been thinking about getting into NFC sticker. I see the PixelStix cost $5 each. I have seen NFC stickers for sale elsewhere, 100 for $20....
Here is one with simpulum and palladium. I notice you capitalize "palladium". The Wikipedia page capitalizes some uses, not others, I am not...
Just got back from NYINC auction previews. At the CNG preview, a dealer that some of you will know sat to my right and inspected the Eid Mar...
110. The list is at http://www.nyinc.info/dealers.php I will be at the auction preview today.
Kyzikos pseudo-autonomous issue: [ATTACH] Mysia, Kyzikos AE20 5.33g 1st century AD Head of Kore right, grain ear in hair; within a wreath of...
In a paper by David Hendin and Arthur Houghton, the authors suggest R1 should mean "10-30 examples" for Seleukid bronze, but a different number of...
No one knows why Kamarina used the gorgoneion on their coins. “Kamar” means “moon” in Arabic and Maltese. It is possible the gorgoneion is a moon...
I suspect there was a utilitarian use, as @harley bissell proposes. [ATTACH] Williams Sonoma Fluted Pastry Cutter Here is a coin with similar...
I don't know how many artists cut the dies, but Crawford estimated there are 195 dies in five different styles. Brockage: [ATTACH] L. Plautius...
I believe the reverse shows a baetyl, not a diety. Like this: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=2928038 or...
The Advanced Search page stopped working as expected at least six months ago. They know about the problem and say "Please note: We are currently...
Could this be an Arabian imitation of Alexander the Great, similar to https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=76289 . Maybe not that exact...
As an aside, is anyone else using the BnF database to search for coins? They seem to have many coins online that can't be found anywhere else. I...
At this point I am convinced you have an Arsinoe. I found one more on ACSearch, and at least two in the BnF. A C Search:...
It reminds me of this coin in the ANS collection. [ATTACH] Crete, Arsinoe, 10mm, 1.62g. ANS 1944.100.40291, Svoronos -. However, that coin is...
Mine is fairly ordinary. You will see much more interesting examples at https://www.zeno.ru/showgallery.php?cat=3000 [ATTACH] Gondopharid...
I don't have the books you are citing. I have Howgego. The countermark and obverse look like Howgego 236. One example, with a host coin of...
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