Very nice @@ancient coin hunter. The picture seems dark on my monitor. It might be worth lightening digitally. [ATTACH] Thrace, Deultum....
I forgot there was more than one Apameia! [ATTACH] SYRIA, SELEUCIS & PIERIA, Apameia, AE20, 8.16g, Year 304 = 9/8 BC Obv: Head of Dionysos...
Although I have a tetradrachm I want to show a tiny AE from Kaunos instead. [ATTACH] Kaunos, 3rd cent BC, AE10, 1.29g (Minted under the...
There was a story yesterday in the Egypt Independent about an attempt to smuggle coins out of Egypt. This story is a little different because the...
Tanit wears wheat sheaves bound in Her hair as a wreath with a crescent moon behind. I agree that this "moon" looks like a horn. It is not...
Virtus [ATTACH] Gordian III, 239 AD, 4.41g, Antoninanus 23mm Obv: IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AVG; Radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right Rev:...
BMC 83 https://books.google.com/books?id=F2wCAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA136#v=onepage&q&f=false
The Facebook folder had 102 pictures. One picture was of coins. For those who do not have Facebook you must complete a captcha to see the...
I have nothing so early as yours. Here is my earliest king of Persis: [ATTACH] Ardaxšir (Artaxerxes) II. Circa 60 BC. AR Hemidrachm (14mm -...
I am not a provincial specialist. For pre-Roman Greek city-states there are about 600 cities: 200 common, 200 scarce, and 200 very rare. It is...
It will confuse people to see my porous and rough denarius called beautiful. Here are links to the beautiful specimens:...
[ATTACH] Septimus Severus 207-208 AD 3.05g denarius 18mm. Rome. Laureate head right / Small head of Medusa facing, on aegis. RIC IV 286; BMCRE...
TOMI [ATTACH] Moesia Inferior, Tomi. Nerva (96-98 AD), AE16 (2.91g). Obv: ΑΥΤΟΚΡΑΤωΡ ΝΕΡΟΥΑ; laureate head of Nerva, r. Rev: ΤΟ/Μ//ƐΙΤ/ωΝ; bunch...
I was at Dr. Scher's 11am talk. For those who can't make it, here are YouTube videos: Video Introduction to the exhibit:...
I was at The Frick Collection in New York City today. There is an amazing exhibit of portrait medals on display there for the next three weeks....
[ATTACH] PANTIKAPAION AE Tetrachalkon, 21mm, circa 314-310 BC. Obv: Head of old Pan right. Rev: ΠΑΝ; Legend around forepart of griffin left,...
I have G. O. Mattson's book The Gods Goddesses and Heroes on Ancient Coins of Bible Lands. It provides a nice alphabetical list of these and a...
River god Pyramos. [ATTACH] CILICIA, Mallos. 4th century BC. Æ 12mm (1.30g). Obv: ΠΥ; Wreathed head of Pyramos right Rev: ΜΑΛ; Facing...
I had grown accustomed to viewing 200 items at a shot. That option seems to be gone. I see only 50 coins per page now.
We have not yet seen a tiny Celtic coin. [ATTACH] Celtic, Atrebates & Regni, Verica 10-40 AD?, Minim 0.15g Obv: "COF" within a tablet flanked by...
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