One more possibility regarding the countermark is that it is a Nagari "tha", stamped on the owl in the first-second century AD, when that script...
Thanks. I've looked at the Aramaic, Phoenician and Sabean alphabets online and didn't find anything even remotely similar, which leads me to...
Thank you so much! The labyrinth of ancient languages, their derivations and subgroups is an area beyond my ability to comprehend, except at...
I like 'em all! The first coin, of Heraclius, is a typical overstrike, but it has his legend on the obverse, the year (seems to be 3), Officina...
BenSi, that's a very nice half follis of Anastasius, particularly the obverse! Over time and with patience you can find nice examples of folles...
It looks like FF4 is off to a flying start with his collection! Congrats!
Did this imitative owl of the 4th-3rd century BC make it to India or environs? If it did, this would be the owl with the most eastern point of...
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