Already posted in another thread, here is a Hemitartemorion from Dardanos in Troas. This type is attested by a few (5-10?) examples of...
This one showed up as a gamble purchase on ebay; bought because I thought I saw some goodies in excessively blurry photos of "some of my late...
This one showed up in a CNG lot; described as a "local imitation" of an Indo-Greek drachm, probably of Apollodotus II. At just 0.98g, it doesn't...
Another Greek from a different Leu lot, this one is an obol of Kelenderis in Cilicia, which has Goat/horse, goat/pegasus, and pegasus/athena die...
I have admittedly had more than my fair share of luck at times when it comes to buying lots of coins, both on ebay and from auction houses. One...
Got this one in a goodie bag of mixed Central Asian coins from CNG about a year ago; a clipped section of a Nezak Hun "Napki Malka" type AE...
Fun stuff! I own (and have owned) several coins from this kingdom - an interesting breath of fresh air to Indian numismatics! Here is one of...
Gordian III issued the last denarii that actually circulated, although I suspect that most still hoarded their denarii and spent the antoninianii,...
I miss this coin... [ATTACH] Bactria, Eucratides AE quadruple unit
The smallest coin I've ever seen (although not in hand, nor with reference pics) is this one sold by Savoca, reportedly just 2.5mm across!...
I have no doubt that Geta was probably just as bad as his big brother! From what I read, the attempted murder spree from February - December 211...
I love coins on the extremes of numismatics, but I am beginning to develop a deep appreciation for the skill of the early classical Greek...
One of my favorite things about Roman coins is the portraiture, which in the best of cases can be the next best thing to looting a marble bust...
@dougsmit The coin to the left of the Alexander is a silver coin of the KhwarezmIan king Sawashfan, fl. 750s. He was the second to last...
Thanks all! The Alexander tetradrachm is the gem of my collection; a coin I had wanted since I was a child. It's a lifetime issue from Tarsus,...
Hello all, longtime lurker but finally decided to register to say hello and post here and there. A lot of you probably know me from other forums....
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