The book on these is by Michel and Karen Prier, "The Syro-Phoenician Tetradrachms and their Fractions". They are French, but the book is in...
Here is a candidate for the smallest griffin: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Ionia, Teos, c. 478-449 BC. 7 mm. 0.33 grams. Sear Greek -- (as 3512, but much...
The images should be as large as will fit. Coins are just too small for people to really see in a public setting. People will see the image first,...
I like ancient imitations. I just got this imitation tetradrachm of Athens [ATTACH] 24-23 mm. 11:00 die axis. 18.78 grams. Cast. The photo does...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] RO-MA Commemorative struck 330 AD at Constantinople. Extremely rare, RIC VIII Constantinople 104 "R4" (2-3 known to RIC). 15...
I, too, am a big fan of ancient-coin books. We collect coins to have them and enjoy them because of what we know about them. As bits of metal they...
Those who commented seem to think the OP Lucilla is genuine. Look at the obverse rim from 5:00 to 9:00. Look at the reverse rim from 4:00 to 9:00....
We owe a debt of thanks for all Doug does to make this forum great. Thanks, Doug!
Here is a left facing Caracalla "seen from the rear": [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Prier 228, struck 4th consulship (Delta at the end of the reverse...
Here is another one: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] 19-18 mm. 3.76 grams. "The hound and spear are clearly her [Diana's] attributes" Crawford, page 407. Sear...
This has been debated endlessly. I follow all the scholarly articles, and some of the fora that have discussed this. I think most think some...
Here are two fifth century rarities. Valentinian III, AE2, RIC X 461 "R4" (only 2-3 known to RIC X) [ATTACH] 22 mm (Really large for the time)....
I strongly second the idea of enlargements. I have visited many coin displays and coins are too small to grab much attention without a hook....
Ancient imitations, including fourrees, are interesting--at least I thought so: http://esty.ancients.info/imit/ One of the pages there...
The face of Marysas could not be improved. Wonderful!
Here is a Constantius Gallus with LXXII for "72 to the Roman pound." [ATTACH]
I wonder if there is some way to sue eBay as complicit in fraud. They have been told about fakes offered by, for example, Saxbys-coins, a...
There are lot of tiny, ill-struck, coins thought to be issued by the Vandals according to Wroth in 1908 that scholars no longer attribute with any...
Here is an English newspaper's story on it:...
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