The Phoenix is a mythological bird that lived for many years and then burned itself to death on a pyre from whose ashes another phoenix arose. The...
Here is a Hippocampus on a 1960 Greece 20 drachmai. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Here is a Sphinx on a 1956 Egypt 20-Piastres. This silver coin is somewhere between the size of a US half dollar & US silver dollar. [ATTACH]...
Chimera: [ATTACH] SIKYONIA, Sikyon AR Stater 335-330 BC 11.94 grams, 23.2 mm Obv: Chimera advancing left, paw raised, wreath above, ΣΕ below....
I am getting photos that are the correct color & more accurately depict the coin by simply placing the coin on my desk & using my hand-held...
Here is a better photo depicting the Messana Tet that I am keeping: [ATTACH]
Thanks for all the complements & information. I took another (better) photo of the coin: [ATTACH]
All are great coins. This one is my favorite. :)
This is a mature design and it was on display at the recent NYINC show. Unfortunately, most folks were mesmerized by the beautiful wood cases...
I have the sets but have never taken photos to show here. (1) They are real coins minted by the authority of each respective country. (2) They...
It looks like a coin from Yemen. If it is 28mm and made of copper-Nickel, then it is a 1 Riyal coin and probably valued less than $1. Your...
Perhaps I can add to Medoraman's suggestion of Doug Smith's link: http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/ The Website describes many nuances...
:) Thank you to everyone for the kind Kyme koin komplements. [ATTACH] I wasn't satisfied with my first photo so I snapped another photo today....
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] Very nice coin Larry. I have some coins with Costa Rica counter-stamps. Costa Rica stamped coins from other countries in...
[ATTACH] This is my other Messana Tet which will be sold this weekend at the Westchester coin show. There is a dealer at Westchester that has...
Thanks for posting this notice. The world will certainly be a lesser place without John Burns.
Your Kyme coins & photos are great! I should apologize to the coin Gods for my poor photos in this case. My new Kyme coin should really be...
I thank the coin gods that I found this Sikyon coin before we left the NYINC show. This one has been on the want list for quite a while and this...
This is another NYINC new purchase. It is the first coin in my collection from Aeolis. This coin was not on my hit-list but I was certainly drawn...
This new coin has MEΣΣA.ИIOИ spelled with a couple retrograde Ns. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] SICILY, Messana AR Tetradrachm 480-461 BC 17.21 grams, 25...
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