The influence may have been that Roman celators knew about, owned or had access to examples of earlier Greek coins that they used for inspiration....
Looks like a cast. The letters are so filled in looking. Wear does not produce that appearance but casting does. John
I have won CNG auctions by hitting the bid button again with 1 second left on the timer...just enough time to see the bid amount and be ok with...
It is great to see all the new people who have joined in the last twelve months. They have made the forum richer and more interesting by far....
I will never buy a coin from Lanz on any platform even if I am 100% sure it is not tooled.
Those are all super, but the first one blows my mind! A killer coin with an amazing history. John
Something with letters around the rim, which rules out Greek bronzes from the area which tend to have vertical blocks of letters. Probably an...
Wow, that is a cool set of gifts, Hoth! Well selected! John
It is up to us to preserve these coins for future collectors.
I never knew mummies were on any ancient coins! That is super cool. Is it just me, or does the mummy look like he is still alive? His eyes are...
Nice coloring. I love provincials, they are more mysterious than imperials. Imperials are cool for their history, of course. John
Nothing screams fake. It may have been overstruck on something else? Look at the traces of letters on the reverse. John
Welcome OKW! Most punic tetradrachms weigh around 16+ grams. I think Andres is correct, that this is an imitation made from bronze. Where did...
I would never have known about Sachertorte! Go CT! :-)
Of course Apollo can ride a gryphon, play the kithara, pat his head and chew gum at the same time. The way the celator indicated gum chewing...
Billon coins with a lot of bronze need to be cleaned like they are bronze coins. Otherwise you get this porous surface as all the copper gets...
A lot of good Greek bronzes out there that make a good contrast to Roman types. They tend to be a little more mysterious given the history of...
Very nice gifts received by everyone! I am late in posting my loot because we had the perfect storm of holiday parties, our church chili cookoff,...
Thanks John Anthony for organizing all this holiday goodness again!!!!!!! :)
Roman Egypt is a very cool specialty, well chosen. So many interesting coins. I need to learn from your organization. Most of my efforts are...
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