Non-unique popular rarities: EID MAR denarius (shown above). Athenian Dekadrachm. Noah's Ark bronze Menorah bronze Poros Dekadrachm "Badge of Phanes"
The linked story above says "... beneath the skeleton they found the remains of a leather pouch which he had been carrying... The pouch contained...
We have discussed this platform's requirements before. I used "1234" for my Document Number and "Other" for my Document Type. I used my real...
Does anyone have coinage depicting Andromeda? Only a few cities illustrated this part of the myth. Here is where I prove I am not collector type...
The hero Perseus grew up on the island of Seriphos. The little island honored him on its coinage. [ATTACH] Cyclades, Seriphos. 2nd-1st century...
Good to know. I took you for #9, "Historian".
Ursula Kampmann wrote an article last year on The Nine Types of Coin Collectors. I suspect Doug is type 7 The Researcher. I suspect many of...
The first has East Asian writing (Chinese?) The second token has writing in Arabic and looks like an Indian or Malay religious/pilgrimage token....
How can I learn to identify the patina minerals by name?
Here is a Republican quinarius, the original of the one shown above as an imitiative: [ATTACH] M. Cato. 89 BC. AR Quinarius. 10mm 1.51g Obv: M·...
JSTOR now gives away free ultra-restricted accounts. This feature lets you read just six articles a month. (You can read the same articles over...
I also read it as five letters and I scanned the inscription upside-down. It is only the Zeno.ru entry that made me flip my photo and see the ф....
It is four letters: "фopo". Here's mine: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] The drawing on zeno.ru shows it better:...
Bactrians had the best. [ATTACH] Indo-Greek, Menander I (165-135 BC), drachm 16mm Obv: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ ΜΕΝΑΝΔΡΟΥ; Menander with an aegis over...
I believe the software on this site does not allow the more obscure Unicode symbols to be used in messages. When I have tried to post them they...
As a companion to @Andres2 's Geta and Trophy here is Caracalla and Trophy: [ATTACH] Carcacalla, 196-198 AD, denarius 17mm 2.77g Obv: M AVR...
I don't know any Three Graces / Three Nymphs coins but I have Mark's book. He has a web page of examples at...
Let's make up our own minds. I haven't found any examples with a secure find spot but I would not be surprised if this type was minted in both...
I have a collection database to avoid purchasing duplicates. I have a photo for most entries. Sometimes it is a seller photo, usually it is a...
Anyone interested in Mithradates should read The Poison King: The Life and Legend of Mithradates, Rome's Deadliest Enemy by Adrienne Mayor. I...
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