That 3/4 facing bust type also occurs for Honorius. The bust style will not help to determine the emperor, although it might help determine the...
I'll try cleaning it and getting a better photo.
Yes, it could be a boar. Thanks for the suggestion. Any idea who is depicted on the obverse? Apollo? Persephone? I guess Apollo would be more likely.
I agree. In fact, I had originally thought this was from Hamaxitos. What made me change my mind was what looks like an astragalos to the left of...
Thanks to everyone who wrote. I agree it's Ilium. I didn't recognize the statue on the reverse because the top half is off the flan. Has anyone...
Thanks for your help, Nicholas. Pererene certainly looks like a possibility. There seem to be a lot of stylistic variation. This one, listed on...
This is probably the tiniest coin that I own. Considering how small it is, I'm actually impressed with the photo. Would I be correct in describing...
Do I have the reverse oriented correctly? Is that a bunch of grapes? Are the letters Greek or Phoenician? Any help is appreciated. [ATTACH] 9 mm,...
I'm not sure if I have the reverse oriented correctly. Any idea what is depicted? [ATTACH] 10mm, 1.1g
I have been playing around with my new USB microscope, with decidedly mixed results, photographing some very tiny Greek bronzes. There are 4 coins...
Those are absolutely stunning.
Wouldn't it be Sol?
I found this in a batch of uncleaned crusties. I've saved it because bronze coins of Vitellius are very expensive and I don't have anything else...
In my spare time I like to make Bad Science Videos for YouTube. I also write music and sometimes make music videos of them. Here's one I just...
Thank you for clearing up this question. By tracking this down for me, you also helped me learn the date of this auction, which was my other...
I finally got an owl. It's from the most recent CNG auction. I haven't photographed it yet, but here's CNG's photo: [ATTACH] It arrived in a flip...
Same style portrait of Constantine I with a different reverse: [IMG] Heraclea mint, A.D. 327-329 RIC 92 Obv: CONSTANTINVS AVG Rev: D N CONSTANTINI...
I have recently won a few lots of Greek bronzes. I was planning to ID them, put them in flips and then sell them, but--dang it--I've gotten...
Okay, I hear the groaning: "Oh, great, another Constantine from gsimonel. What a surprise." But Jupiter is usually depicted holding Victory...
I love this quote from the US Customs and Border Patrol web site: “This is another example of how our officers continue to protect our country...
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