This is discussed at Table 2 of my site on Christian Symbolism on Ancient Coins. http://augustuscoins.com/ed/Christian/ChristianTable2.html It...
When I started this thread my page had a frequency table from seven published collections. Then @KParsons pointed out a recent article with data...
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Be careful when you buy this type. Barry Murphy identified a large group of fakes, all with similar characteristics....
Those lead pieces are really special. I have one. I assigned it the ID number "Sear 601v": [ATTACH] Lead. 17-16 mm. 3.70 grams. Morrison RIN 1981...
No one seems to want coins catalogs except me. If you have copies of these, consider selling them to me: Baldwin's auctions 90 and 96, parts 1...
That's a beauty!
Many of the coins posted above are Byzantine anonymous folles. CT has a recent thread on them:...
The OP second coin is Sear Greek 1470 from Tragilos, Macedonia. My coin, not the same, has the reverse lettering T R I A [ATTACH] and is from...
The size of this nose may not be the greatest, but the hook of it may be: [ATTACH] 18 mm. 3.07 grams. IMP NERVA CAES - AVG PM TRPOT II COS III...
I don't belong to ResearchGate where the second paper was linked. But, I found it at Academia.edu, to which I do belong, on this page:...
Thank you for locating those sources. I hope to find time to look at them. Of course, even scholars can only study what comes to light. What...
Why do I think TIF has too much time on her hands? Or, maybe she is just really good with Photoshop and it takes her almost no time to come up...
I won a lot in Yesterday's Leu auction. Today I paid Leu with TransferWise. It was easy. The first time you use TransferWise you have to set up a...
I used to read in the literature that is was a courtyard. If so, it would be a very unusual use of perspective. I have studied the matter and the...
One nice thing about websites is they are easy to change. I added a note about Class A3 as a footnote to the main table of types. I have Metcalf's...
I was reading the 1966-1971 Survey of Numismatic Research and found Grierson's comment on Metcalf's work which included creating a Class A3....
Many ancient-coin educational web sites have links to other educational sites. However, usually many of the links are broken. Some sites have...
What a gorgeous piece! Show that to a civilian and they will be impressed. I am!
Hey Pierre, Your coin has nothing to do with Menander. I have Price's book and identify it as Price 2571 from Sardes (with a "rose" below the...
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