Not a tetradrachm - it's a common bronze I think from Pergamon (a few others made similar issues) - one side is THEON CYNAHTON (Spirit of the...
Very cool video! It's often easy to forget how many of our modern comforts the elite in Rome enjoyed almost 2,000 years ago. Honestly, one of the...
Very nice... and if I'm not mistaken, the Diadumenian tets beginning with Autokrator were minted during the single month that he was promoted to...
Who wants some itty bitty goodies? Some of the more interesting fractions from the lot First up, the second-best Lampsakos diobol [ATTACH]...
Some progress on the Elagabalus... [ATTACH] Silver coming through! Reading online a bit more, it seems that anything acidic is a no-go with...
Severans had a lot of kids with a lot of power... Caracalla as Caesar, aged about 8-9? [ATTACH] Geta as Caesar, not sure how old? [ATTACH]...
Beautiful coins all! And congrats @david! My babies aren't so much babies anymore - 6 and 4 years old, but I remember the trips home from the...
Its also worth noting that SC implies that the coin's face value exceeds its metal value, thus approval from the Senare (Senatus consultum) is...
The rupee denomination was introduced in the 1540s by Sher Shah Suri and was a ~80% fine coin of ~11g from that time until the start of WWII, when...
Thanks all and very nice auction wins! I plan on imaging the rest of the Greek coins tomorrow before listing them - any interest in seeing them...
The bronze coin is a prutah of the Judaean king Herod Agrippa I, 37-44 AD. One of the more common issues from 1st century Judaea, but still...
Already posted them here, but why not again? Managed to snag two rare sestertii in the last CNG auction, both from the "summer haven" collection...
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It's an Axumite coin, they were skilled metallurgists and were able to apply gold leaf to their bronze and silver coins. The amount of gold is...
Incredible transformation!
Do you have a copy of the format for new varieties? I unfortunately dont think I will be able to write up an article, but I have some varieties I...
Not much to report on with the Elagabalus, but a couple hours' soak in distilled water and some light brushing revealed that the Claudius has most...
The Gupta empire has a fascinating history and produced some of the most beautiful coins of the subcontinent. A gold Gupta stater is on my...
Intriguing coin! I can tell that it's a jital from the larger "bull and horseman" series, but that isnt my strong suit. It's from medieval...
Believe it or not, in addition to my gross excess of Indo-Sassanian drachms, I also have a working "type set" of ancient India which ultimately...
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