In the cobwebs of my old brain, I think I read someplace that some ancient counterfeiters, knowing that test cuts may be applied to their fake,...
Yes. Unusual. Good eye. Thanks.
Thank you, Clavdivs!
Ahah. THANKS! In good hands!
I Presume you mean the one with his head on the obverse, with his name engraved, like (brace yourself on the price):...
It seems to me that the numismatic community should get together on the spelling of the city name Perge/Perga. As I mentioned above, M.J. Price...
RPC IV 2780 lists two coins of this Anacreon type. The one from the Marcel Burstein collection is not pictured. I bought numerous coins of his...
Another example: IONIA, Teos. Time of Marcus Aurelius. Æ (25mm, 12.84 gm, 7h). Obv: ΤƐΩС, turreted and draped bust of youthful Dionysos as the...
SPECTACULAR!!!!
CIMMERIAN BOSPOROS, Pantikapaion. Time of Pharnakes. Circa 63-47 BC. Æ Obol (27mm, 12.43 gm, 12h). Obv: Wreathed head of young Dionysos right....
Another unlisted "M": LYCIA, Masikytes. 1st century BC. Æ (17mm, 3.21 g, 12h). Head of Apollo right / Head of Artemis right. Troxell 224; SNG...
SELEUKID KINGS of SYRIA. Antiochos IV Epiphanes. 175-164 BC. Serrate Æ (16mm, 3.83 g, 1h). Ptolemaïs (Ake) mint. Struck 175-circa 173/2 BC. Obv:...
Parion = Parium, Mysia. Circa 165-143 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 16.95 g 12); A huge flan: 38x40 mm! Obv: Laureate head of Apollo to right. Rev....
"From the time of Cleopatra VII." ACHAIA, Patrai. Circa 35 BC. AR Hemidrachm (17mm, 2.2 gm, 2h). Obv: Head of Aphrodite right, wearing stephanos....
Splendid research! Doesn't speak well of major auction firms!
THESSALY, Pharsalos. 4th-3rd centuries BC. Æ Trichalkon (18mm, 5.83 gm, 6h). Obv: Helmeted head of Athena facing, turned slightly to l., her...
IONIA, Phygela. Circa 294-281 BC. Æ (15mm, 2.58 gm, 10h). Obv: Head of Artemis Munychia, wearing palm-decorated stephane, facing slightly left....
PHOKIS, Federal Coinage. Circa 351 BC and later. Æ (13mm, 1.85 gm, 12h). Phalaikos, magistrate. Obv: Helmeted head of Athena facing slightly left....
IONIA, Phokaia. Circa 510-494 BC. AR Diobol (10mm, 1.35 gm). Helmeted female head left, hair in sakkos, wearing rosette-earing / Quadripartite...
LYCIA, Pseudo-Lycian League, Phaselis. after 168 BC. AR Drachm (13mm, 2.8 gm, 2h). Obv: Laureate head of Apollo, r. Rev: ΦΑΣΗ(ΛΙ) above Lyre in...
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