I don't know of many, and I do wonder if the minted coins were instead taken from one mint to another to "share" the design, and then copied...
The reverses are indeed distinct, and easiest to notice from the tripod as you guessed. Here's a good example of the reverse of the same stater...
I was intending to make a larger post about Alexander the Great's coinage as a whole, but due to time constraints, will cut it short to just this...
As everyone else has said, this is a fantastic coin and I'm extremely glad you won it, especially at such a great price! It's definitely a keeper...
Beautiful aureus, and yet another very well-timed purchase.
Thanks - the style was my primary reason for acquiring it as well. It was the first coin of Otho which received the Seal of Approval™ from my wife...
I haven't intended to build a Twelve Caesars set but I find myself half-way there with this latest acquisition. I purchased this coin from...
I just wanted to say that although David Vagi is more than a little biased in his suggestions to use NGC in these videos, he is really great at...
I've seen a few: [IMG]
Happy birthday, Rome - here's a sestertius from your thousandth anniversary, a feat not many cultures can lay claim to: [IMG]
Welcome to the dark side :D I have a similar lizard hemidrachm and I look forward to your Owl tetradrachm: [IMG]
Sheesh, my local coin shops rarely have anything earlier than 1870. Awesome coin - I suggest going back there ASAP!
Wow, strange indeed! Numerian did suffer from an ailment which inflated his eyes so perhaps they thought some mascara would help...
Here it is on a plain background. Personally, I use my coins as the desktop background on my various devices and I like the reflections, but I...
I won this coin at the most recent CICF sale, and it has the honor of being the first provincial coin I've ever owned. And I'm sure everyone will...
I have no problem buying coins in slabs, and appreciate that some people like the third party opinion of legitimacy (NGC won't guarantee it but...
Here's a new acquisition of mine, the first of a string of posts I'll be making as I have a fair number of queued coins to post. I've cobbled...
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