Very nice. I want one of him at some point, but probably the type where he is older and fatter.
Nicely done!
It might be rare based on the device behind the nymph head, but I'd have to check my catalog which is at the office. I just meant the IS itself...
It looks like it could be a fouree but it is still a beauty, so if the price is right I would (the face of Acheloios is particularly nice). The...
I think it's the second one in private hands. Graziano's listing "dati web" is unclear (essentially "data from the web"),but if he meant a...
This is certainly true. I'm seeing many more dissertations in classics and archaeology focus on numismatics. My dissertation, in humanities,...
I've formally studied French, German, Spanish, and Classical Chinese. I have informally studied Sanskrit (though guided by a knowledgeable...
I read an interesting essay that suggests your Selinos coin features Achelous on both sides. One as the man-faced bull, of course, but the...
I love them!
Can you give us any more context?
Bulls (or bull men) and lions have been paired together for tens of thousands of years. The earliest recorded is at Chauvet (a bull man with lion...
A lot of weight, lol!
Sometimes if there are deposits you can have those tested, but there are fraudulent testing services some dealers use (from what I've heard)....
You had me for a second.
I was thinking at first a little electrum piece (for the wow factor) but maybe a small bronze man-faced bull is the most appropriate, both because...
The problem is I sit on my wallet, unlike the coin in your purse. I'm wondering what the impact of that will be. Of course, gold wears faster...
I really want to have an ancient coin housed long-term in my wallet, but I'm unsure what damage it might do to the coin. Does anyone keep a coin...
Great reverse Jay.
I actually gravitated toward the cruder style on these. There's something interesting about it that appealed to me. I agree, having a set to...
I am interested. Thank you!
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