I just checked my Krause, and your math checks out. Even careful historical authors can make mistakes. Reminds me of the classic John Wayne...
Thanks for the positive feedback, everyone. Guess I will have to take the time to properly photograph and write up some of the individual coins....
I went to the Baltimore coin show today and had a great time. Arrived around 11 AM and left about 3:30 PM, with just a short lunch break. The...
Very cool! Medieval European coin portraits usually leave me cold, but when it's a Crusader in helmet and chain mail, with a big cross on his...
Cool, but do you have a coin...on a different coin? (Coinception?) [ATTACH]
I think I recognize the type as originating in a region where many of my ancestors are from, so count me in too, please.
I plan to be there on Friday, and will post my latest acquisitions right here.
That dolphin coin reminded me of this video, which always makes me smile: [MEDIA] And hopefully it made you smile too.
Several others have already posted examples, but here's my Antiochus VI elephant: [ATTACH]
I have one, this was one of the first identified ancients I bought: [ATTACH]
Not just the Huns, some ancient cultures in Peru also did this. [ATTACH] Which clearly proves, of course, that ancient aliens visited ancient...
I do have one sestertius of his, but it is in the safe deposit box and I don't have a photo of it. So, just two observations: 1. I think...
Well, if you had to fall off the wagon, at least it was with a nice Parthian. I've noticed that coins of Osroes II seem to be a lot more common...
"Hannibal. Hannibal et Elephantum! Totus elephantum, millum elephantum, infinitatum elephantum!" "Infinitatum elephantum est mathematicalis...
Looks like a very crude imitation of an ancient Judaean bronze coin of the Hasmonean dynasty (c. 1st century BC), with anchor on one side and star...
I'm also getting the correct characters when I go to the Numista page. Not sure what the problem is on your end, sorry. I am using an iMac...
Your coin is dated Showa 29 (1954 AD). The date is on the reverse. That line of text under the large numeral 10 reads "Showa two-ten-nine year"...
The coin with one character on the reverse is indeed from Japan, obverse inscription is Kanei Tsuho, reverse character "Bun" is a mintmark for Edo...
Just felt like starting a fun thread, so I thought I'd share a couple of my double-struck ancients and encourage everyone else to add theirs....
The design is based on US gold $2.50 or $5 coins issued from 1908-1929 (the coins had the same design except for size and the denomination on...
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