There is a weekly gathering of dealers at Charing Cross, on Saturday. I think it is still being held. Do you plan to attend? I was there in...
I noticed over the past year or two that a large number of Nero tetradrachms from Antioch have appeared on the market, probably from one or more...
Thank you both for the information. According to Wikipedia Caliph Abd al-Malik, in 695 AD, broke away from using Christian symbols on his coins...
Vespasian sestertius [ATTACH] Next: A Roman coin from Carthage, any period.
Here's a chunky dishekel from Sidon, circa 401-365. [ATTACH] Next: Another Phoenician coin.
Here's an intermediate owl of the fourth century BC, Pi-Style III (Bingen Pi III), with what appears to be an obverse counterstamp in the form of...
That imitation has a wonderfully distinct severe "barbaric" quality to it - a great coin!
It's like other areas of collecting. Some coins are readily available, while others are scarce to very rare. The Alexandrian tetradrachms tend...
Very interesting.... I wonder if the vending machines with slabbed coins give change in raw coins.
The information is anecdotal, mainly from my local coin dealer. It's probably not just wealthy Chinese collectors, but also those who are part of...
While not an ancient coin, this "Fat Man" dollar from the Republic is pretty typical of the demand for Chinese coins, especially in mint state....
I just basically point and shoot with my SLR camera, using a +4 macro lens and a black background, not terribly sophisticated. In the past I used...
A very interesting coin with a very ancient symbol. Congratulations!
The demand for Chinese coins has been strong for at least the past 15 years, if not longer, reflecting the increasing standard of living for many,...
Indeed that is true for Caracalla, as it is for other emperors. Here's a fairly early tetradrachm from Antioch: [ATTACH] Crabbed age and youth...
Tetradrachm, Philip II of Macedon, 323-2 - 316 BC [ATTACH] Eastern Celts, horse and rider (or lyre) facing left, circa 3rd century BC [ATTACH]
Nice! I certainly wouldn't want to meet that guy with the long sword in a dark alley!
I did a reshoot of my crude, scruffy, dark, encrusted, somewhat corroded billon tetradrachm of Tyre, with an odd hair style. The hair seems to...
Interesting thread! First the "original", then the imitation. Classical owl: Athens [ATTACH] Philistia [ATTACH] Intermediate owl:...
Tis an ancient observance, going back to pagan times, this All Hollow's Eve. The nights grow longer and the shadows deeper. The wind is blowing...
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