Terrific coin and a very interesting albeit disturbing historical soap-opera. My favorite---a Tet of Ptolemy II with a bust of Ptolemy I: [ATTACH]
:rolleyes:Wonderful stater!! Love the denarii !! I'll start off with two of my most recent purchases (with easily accessed prices). SELEUCID...
Thanks Brian!! It's one of my top three favorites in my entire collection.:) Amazing posts everyone! I'll add my new Tet to the thread if...
My only example of Mysia, Kyzikos is a 'hemiobol' of .36 grams and 9 mm....circa 500 BC. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Phenomenal thread and posts!!! My far more modest array of denarii of Domitian.....and a couple of bronzes: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]...
Fantastic portrait and terrific historical context.....and a very nice photo:) I just LOVE IT @ro1974 !!! And I'm sure @David Atherton will too!
WOW!! So many wonderful posts!! Two of my favorites...plus a provincial and a bust:D [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
LOVE the OP!!! And every single post that followed---not to mention the wonderful links and information!! Coincidentally, I'm chasing a life-time...
Cool posts!! And I'll pile on with this often posted tet of Claudius Gothicus.... [ATTACH]
:rolleyes: It's supposed to be Cupid holding a helmet... Obv. PLAVTILLA AVGVSTA, draped bust right. Rev. VENVS VICTRIX, Venus standing left,...
:rolleyes:All are quite lovely!!! My sole example with the hair covering her ears-Venus reverse. [ATTACH]
I purchased one of the type from FAC and I'll post it for a comparison. The wear on yours makes it even tougher for me to judge anything from just...
VERY NICE posts guys!! Here are two of mine..... [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Another fantastic thread!!! Wonderful posts everyone!! Like Mat, I REALLY LOVE the silver and gold best IOM, but I'd happily add any of them to...
I am also not an 'expert' but I see nothing to make me believe it isn't genuine. Perhaps just a bit worn/cleaned and struck with worn dies?
AR Tetradrachm Aesillas as Quaestor 95-70 BC., Macedon under Roman Rule - diademed head of Alexander the Great right in the horn of Ammon / money...
Fabulous posts everyone!!! Here are two more of mine in that price range; $407 and $405 respectively: Silver tetradrachm, Prokopov Thasos, group...
Wonderful posts!!! Shipped, this denarius falls within that price range...$365.00 M. Plaetorius M.f. Cestianus. 57 B.C. AR denarius (18 mm,...
For just over $100, that's an exceptional bargain!!:) That gave me a LOL too:D Thanks guys for all the cool posts!!!
I absolutely love the toning---a real beauty!!
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