Love the counter mark on this coin...very nice!
Wonderful acquisition @Alegandron!! Something high on my wish list, but as noted, very hard to find.
your coin ties in quite nicely, thanks for posting @Alegandron!
Actually, this is the Minoan wall painting from Akrotiri, on the Aegean island of Thera from ca. 1550 BC. But I know the Egyptians boxed too!...
In roman times, boxing was more of a gladiatorial show than an athletic sport, and they weighed their gloves with pieces of iron and placed metal...
Boxing has been a sport since ancient times. It can be found on a Minoan wall painting from Akrotiri, on the Aegean island of Thera from ca. 1550...
I have a tripod on a tiny coin from Kroton [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Bruttium, Kroton 480-440 BC AR diobol .67gm - 9 mm Obv: Tripod in linear circle Rev:...
I had the same thought as Bing...that's a nice looking meal!!
Nice denarius MikeyZ! I don't have that one; I like the elephant head in the middle of the shield.
Great detail on the obverse, what a wonderful facial expression on Mercury! Here's my semiunica which was minted the same time as yours, but with...
Outstanding coin! I especially love the legend on the incuse tablet; very nice! While both these coins are Cr 28/3 according to Crawford, my...
215-213 BC AR Quadrigatus-didrachm - 6.78gm - 20.31 mm Obv: Laureate head of beardless Janus Rev: Quadriga right, driven by Jupiter, with Victory...
Impressive! What are the ingredients of this magic soup, and how long was each soak? And did the patina really change from green to brown?
Lol...I love your modern recreation of the crab headdress! My coin of the Bretti was minted about 214-211 BC, belonging to the period of the...
Very cool! And interesting. I like the legends on each side.
Nice job @Orfew!! If someone had brought ancient coins into my Classics class, I probably would have started collecting 20 years earlier than I did.
@rrdenarius, a belated thank you for posting the measurements I requested!! I have a few aes formatum (though more would be nice) but an aes...
I have one of those! It's my only Greek coin with a goat. [ATTACH]
Are the Saladin coins considered arabic or islamic or medieval?
Nice coins! I have been thinking about collecting medieval coins...the Saladin coins are beautiful, I am tempted to buy one.
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