Here's my only humble coin of Lucius Verus. It was struck in Hereopolis. Notice the hidden eye-appeal.[ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Wildwinds lists the coin attributed RIC VIII ANT 49 with officina Z . Mine has officina Theta. Maybe I'll find officina theta in the RIC books.
Thanks Bing. I got the answer.. The fact is that I didn't post my similar coin yet. BTW.. What symbol did the Thyrsos have?
Counting the third coin from up to down, do we have a kinda sword in sheath. Why does it look different. Who is that dude on the obverse of that...
This coin of Constantine II is rated R3 ( Extremely rare). The condition looks fine, but the edge is partially cut. It's listed under RIC VII ANT...
The obverse of this Seleucid coin has Apollo and countermark of Tyche or Artemis . The reverse shows a Palm tree and some lettering on both sides....
I've chosen 2 coins of Amisos. The first has Nike and Gorgoneion- BMC 1183. The second has Ares and sword in sheath, along a star, crescent and...
I got only 4 out of ten and also missed the geography of a coin that I own myself. I didn't remember very well. It was Philip II of Macedonia....
My only coin with Serapis on reverse belongs to Emperor Gallienus. It was struck neither in Egypt nor in Bulgaria.[ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Here are 2 coins of Gratian: The first has a leaf on the exergue, whereas the second has Concordia with a triple G for August on the...
I have only one assarion which was struck in Antioch. It represents Emperor Diaduminian. BMC 408 - SGI 3017.[ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Silver Drei Reichsmark from the Weimar Republic dated 1928 D, commemorating the thousandth anniversary of the foundation of Dinkelsbuhl.[ATTACH]...
I bet you Steve that TIF has another similar coin with a much higher grade.
Hi friends.. I chose these 2 SWEET coins od Arcadius and Eudoxia.[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
The legend here tells that Europa, the sister of Kadmus, was abducted or kidnapped by Zeus who was disguised in the shape of a bull. He took her...
@ dq.. What do I read on the reverse of the Jerboa coin? please. Here's a possibly similar coin with Jerboa head Left.[ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Early Greek coinage used the famous owl as a symbol of wisdom. The Greek Seleukid kings also introduced elephants, whereas the Persians preferred...
In this denarius of Antoninus Pius, the top bar of the letter T does not look flat. To mention that this coin is from the early second century,...
Thank you very much for your kind and informative contribution. Indeed, that would encourage us to keep up the hunt, as there are other educated...
I might understand that this coin is not ancient.It dates back to the 18th or 17th century. The letters E N seem to be parts of the word VENETUS...
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