It is an interesting coin. I know that the priest of Herakles' cult at Kos also had to wear feminine attire, and that the earliest cult statue of...
Jay, do you store all these with reverse side facing out?
Thanks. At some point I will probably do that, though I'll wait a bit since shipping books overseas is insanely expensive these days. Maybe it...
I'd never heard of this-thank you! I just ordered Volume 1 but I see no copies of 2 available.
Another good book is Richard Seaford's Money and the Early Greek Mind.
I definitely want one of those at some point.
This was about 10 years ago, but the unique thing was that there were NO controls. It was a beautiful piece. I made a profit but would certainly...
I had a nice Seleucid tet (unpublished, too) that I sold in my twenties to fund a keg party for my future wife's bday. The party was great (from...
I'm trying to diversify my collection and figured I needed a Hellenistic tetradrachm minted during Alexander's life. So, here it is: [ATTACH]...
Great coin!
Probably Antiochus III.
It appears only one word is still extant. You might be able to translate that word. I don't see any others. If the seal is visible you could...
Any remnants of the seal? Those don't usually show through well in photos.
I don't really have much of a plan with my recent gold binge. They just seem like good buys and it is nice to look down at a tray with gold coins....
Thanks for the comments. It hammered at $500, which I think is a good buy.
When I first started collecting I was very paranoid about fakes, but assured myself that since I would only ever buy low quality Roman bronzes, I...
Employ the grandkids as diggers? I'm going to start bringing my daughter out soon. She has the collector gene big time, and she loves looking...
How many holes did you have to dig to get those items? The few times I've gone I dug many, many holes. It can be backbreaking labour, but...
Nice purchase!
I just bought this artifact the other day. Excavated in the early 1950s. I got it from the official archaeologist's own son. Guess what? He...
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