Great coin and the story fits the coin. I think I can see the reflection of King Perseus in the shield on the trophy. My lost and found coin is...
It is a small one: 2.86 g 16 mm
My only MFB is an overstrike, you have to look sideways. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
A quick google search sent back a cointalk thread from several years ago on the subject....
Cast Sextans, TV-5, Shell / Caduceus. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] you can see this one had a ruff time since it was cast, a cast bronze shell is nest to...
I agree David PCC. Yours is good too. Mine is a blog I started several years ago and post to at times. http://rrdenarius.blogspot.com/
I will post a book that covers cast bronze from Italy that I bought this year. I have wanted Le Monete Del Italia Antica by G Garrucci for several...
A Roman Plum Bob arrived this week. It is one of the smaller ones I have. It is about 1/8th of an inch short of 2" long and weighs 61 grams....
Martin, Doug, Great thread. I am always impressed with folks who do die studies. I think dies are a bit like finding differences in the following....
[ATTACH] two smallest: Ionian obol, bee/4 punch incuse, .58 grams Widows mite, anchor / star, .5 grams two largest: aes grave as, Janus / ship's...
great coin on both sides!
I picked up my 3rd cast coin in the Tuder, Umbria series. This semis has a sleeping dog and a lyre. Info on this coin is shown below, but first...
I agree with the folks above, great portrait. All features are on the coin, so the odd shaped flan only adds to the interest. Is the line from the...
A Roman Victory and a Christian Angel look alike to me. I think your piece shows an angel holding (reading) a book.
RS, Thanks. Your post has my coin shown on one of the pages copied by Nicholas Molinari . I have a book on RR magistrates, but I do not find MN...
Last weekend, I picked up an interesting coin that was issued by a Roman Questor, MNACILI, in Panormus, Sicily. The coin is dated around the end...
I like the ROMA in monogram. I find the monograms moneyers used interesting. I think the flow marks add to the coin. I think they speak to the...
I enjoyed the San Francisco Historical Bourse the two times I went. Unfortunately it is no longer operating. The NYINC show is on my bucket list...
Great write-up!
I buy lots for two reasons, to give away or sell at my local coin club. In both cases I go for inexpensive, less than $20 delivered, and better...
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