I have no clue! In BMC, plate XXXIII #11, we see a similar reverse on an AE@@@ of Antoninus Pius...
The book is bilingual in English and Italian. About one copy sells per year. The problem is the money. I know one sold a couple of years ago at...
"Calciati II, 33: 14" and "CNS 14" are the same thing; R. Calciati's Corpus Nummorum Siculorum: La Monetazione di Bronzo #14. "II" is the volume....
For this set of countermarks I will refer you to Central Asia » Northern Tokharistan » Kobadien on Zeno.ru. Kobadien (also spelled Kubodien or...
From the prices it seems like these drachms are collected for the countermarks. Often an example that seems ordinary sells for $300 due to a rare...
Here is a fish with the fisherman still attached. [ATTACH] CILICIA, Tarsos. Trajan Decius. AD 249-251. AE33, 18g Obv: [AV KAI] G MES KVIN DEKIOS...
If I import a coin I expect the declared value to be the price and buyers fee but not postage or credit card fees. I believe this is the...
This one has enough red and green dots to look like a mall display from a distance. [ATTACH] Olbia, 475-410 BC, Cast AE, 25.3g 41mm Obv:...
Here is more information on the type than I could handle: http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/data/cartwright/Star%20of%20Bethlehem%20Coins.pdf
I suspect your customer had to pay the VAT tax on their imports. Paying taxes is a pain but worse is legal trouble. A chain of craft stores in...
I don't have any star of Bethlehem coins. Here is a coin that I believe depicts two comets. [ATTACH] Paphlagonia, Sinope. circa 120-100 BC,...
Looks authentic. This is a rare variation of Gadhaiya Paisa coinage. It is not a pleasing specimen. Unless you are a specialist you may prefer...
I don't remember who is was. For the future: Go to https://www.vcoins.com/en/DealersByCountry.aspx and select all of the countries and shops with...
Yours has Ξ, which is a control mark for Antioch.
No. It's unique. The known specimen was in the Houghton collection. I also lack Susa. I have never seen a Susa Medusa/bull bronze offered....
No, yours is Sardes as proved by the KΙ control under the bull. Sardes had the best die cutters.
I should probably give the backstory for the reverse. Edward Newell quoted Appian (Loeb Classical Library, Horace White translation) “… when a...
The dealer Matt Kruezer also claims that the head depicts Alexander, and that the wings symbolize divinity. Historically scholars used to think...
It seems everyone's first ancient coin is Roman. [ATTACH] Thrace, Chersonesos, 400-300 BC, 2.2g AR hemidrachm 12.5mm Obv: Lion forepart Rev:...
Junk-box Hostilian: [ATTACH] Tarsos, Hostilian, 251 AD. AE24, 8.81g [Γ ΟΥΑΛƐΝ ΟϹΤΙΛΙ] ΚΥΙΝΤΟΝ; Bust [ΤΑΡϹΟ]Υ ΜΗΤΡΟΠΟΛƐΩϹ, [Α Μ Κ Γ Β]; Altar of...
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