That's a wonderful coin with a minimalist almost Picasso-like obverse.
Wonderful coins and beautiful photos!
In monetary terms, ancient coins are not the best investment due to one key factor: hoards. While hoards or accumulations, if you prefer, of...
His eBay ID was s.c.numismaticandart. He's been a seller on eBay since 2015. He was selling out of Modi'in, Israel.
Curiously I noticed that one Israeli seller on eBay abruptly shut down his listing, so I suspect this is the dealer the article is referring to....
Depends on the period. Cobs (hammer struck) varied widely in terms of flan size and shape. Milled coinage, on the other hand, had some variation...
That indeed might be true. CNG seems to be making the case for Sabakes owls with the AθE reverse, but like many things in this field of...
Maximianus, follis, Siscia Mint, 286-310 AD [ATTACH] Next: Back to Shakespeare. A coin of either of these characters, plus the name of the...
This is an owl purchased through eBay in April. I've spent some time researching this coin, which is an imitation of the Athenian intermediate...
Gorgeous coin! Congrats!
Thank you so much! It is interesting, but perhaps not terribly unusual, for both a crowned and a helmeted portrait is issued by a mint for the...
Thank you all for posting some wonderful folles of Maurice Tiberius and Phocas. It seems that these emperors play second fiddle to Justinian I,...
I think there's more to collecting ancients than just focusing on one aspect of a particular issue, such as the Athenian owls. True, full crest...
The green deposits don't bother me in the least. I give these coins a lot of latitude due to their age. That's really an excellent example of...
Great coins! Time to get buzzed! Magnesia ad Maeandrum, Drachm, Philip III, circa 323-319 BC. [ATTACH] Amphipolis, Lysimachus, tetradrachm,...
I am currently working on the late folles of Maurice Tiberius, particularly from the turbulent last year of his reign, year 20. I have posted the...
Excellent coins! What cleaning steps did you take with them?
I'm looking forward to seeing the two additional acquisitions. I also went through acsearch yesterday trying locate a drachm similar to yours....
A beautiful coin! I've noticed groups of these AV dinars at auction recently. Hoard? Collection(s)?
Here's an AE 30 of Henna, 44-36 BC, with Ceres (Demeter) on the obverse. 16.17 grams [ATTACH] Next: Another Olympian or his or her Roman...
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