Nice tetradrachm (excellent grade), Al, and write-up! Here's my lone Cyprus tetradrachm of Caracalla, 215-217 AD, quite crude, as you pointed...
Thank you so much! I will add this information.
This is a coin that I was going to post on the chocolate patina thread, but I decided that it deserved its own. This first century BC tetradrachm...
Mocha, anyone? Caligula, 37-38 AD AE As Vesta 13.0 grams [ATTACH] Chocolate mix. Gordian III, 238-244 AD AE 34 Antioch, Pisida [ATTACH]
Hi Al The J does appear to be missing. There appears to be what could be part of a J beginning above the V and cutting diagonally to the N, but...
Nice catches, particularly the Paeonia tetradrachm and the denarii, follis and quadrans! I did go back yesterday and picked up this Sabaean...
Wonderful illustrations! I don't have a coin with Proserpina as the main subject, only her abduction by Hades. Here's a painting of Proserpina...
A truly lovely aureus! The die work is excellent, and I think the wear actually adds to the coin's charm. As for linking the reverse to Faustina...
First, that is great news about the cancer treatment. I do hope this turns the tide for you! I went through a bout with basal cell back in 1996....
Well, it isn't what it used to be, when it was held in downtown SJ many years ago. This show is being held at a hotel near the airport, running...
Very nice drachm and obol! Yes, that obol is quite heavy.
Sodium thiosulfate pentahydrate, when dissolved in heated distilled water, is a very effective method to remove horn silver, without needing to...
Yes indeed. The drachm is a much scarcer coin. Since most day-to-day expenses in Athens and elsewhere were paid in subsidiary coinage, obols and...
That's a pretty stiff shipping fee, but we are in a time of uncertainty when it comes to shipping anything, and costs for sure have been rising....
AE follis RY 6 (607-08), Cyzicus 8.9 grams [ATTACH] Next: A Phocas solidus
At least the conversation that you have with yourself has a linear, logical, if not rational progression. The point and counterpoint seem...
It all depends on typical condition for a given type, as well as rarity. Collecting for me is a series of compromises, so high grade is nice, but...
Thanks! I was going to research the date, so I appreciate your help. I'll also change the mint attribution to Tyre. I guess I was a little too...
Well after a great amount of soul searching, excruciating self criticism, and communion with the Coin Gods, I have a revelation: The blob is a...
This coin arrived yesterday. It is an Alexander III tetradrachm from Akko, or Acre, Phoenicia, circa 312 BC. The weight is 15.67 grams, not...
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