This Syracuse tetradrachm of the Second Democracy (466-405 BC) arrived late last month, from CNG. I've been looking around for a Second...
Here's a tridrachm of Trajan, Cappadocia-Caesarea, 98-99 AD, with Zeus clasping a thunderbolt on the reverse. 9.9 grams [ATTACH] Next: Another...
I've never had the privilege visiting Hagia Sophia, having never visited Turkey. I would like to do so, if for no other reason than to pay my...
I found it at a CNG page: https://www.numisbids.com/n.php?p=lot&sid=5292&lot=1202 That's a super rare coin! Congrats!
That's very interesting. I checked my Davenport reference and Hedel isn't included. I would be very interested in getting the coin's weight and...
I've had very positive experiences buying coins over many years through the sellers on MA Shops. They are mostly European, so there is currency...
Nothing of Carthage? How about another coin of Maximianus.
Very interesting! A first impression was that it is an imitative coin. The legends are not the standard type one encounters normally, but it...
For me, it is time management, or lack thereof. I've tried to split my time between the two forums, but with other things going on in my life it...
Here's a follis, Carthage, of Maximianus (286-310 AD), with a lion and captured bull at the foot of Africa, on the reverse. 10.46 grams [ATTACH]...
Nice job!
Okay, how about any Byzantine bronze, any denomination, any emperor.
Here's a Byzantine follis of Justin I. While "Byzantine" is a label that we numismatists and historians use for the Eastern Empire, the byzantine...
Bactria, Eukratides, 171-135 BC AR tetradrachm 17.0 grams [ATTACH] Next: Another coin that includes the Dioscuri.
Beautiful coin! Are you collecting by type or by whatever catches your eye, or both?
Hi Paul That is an unusual legend, one that I have not seen before. I've been spending time at another site, so I haven't had time to post some...
The color of the coins is probably due to lighting. That would explain the yellowish tint. Generally the edge designs seem authentic. They...
For comparison, I just took a photo of an Ivan III ruble I have, 1741 CNB, St. Petersburg Mint, Dav-1676. Ex. Irving Goodman Collection....
The metal looks suspicious, as well as the surfaces, but perhaps others who are more experienced with these coins will chime in. Where did these...
"Ancient" can be a somewhat broad label. If I use the Justinian Plague as the start of the "Dark Age" (which wasn't so dark), and the end of the...
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