Are there any other examples for comparison? The weak/missing neck detail might be due to die erosion. This is frequently the case with Athens...
Agree. The Justin II Sophia follis shows up very frequently in hoards, so this type must have circulated widely throughout the region. A year...
Here's an interesting and I think charming Fals of the Umayyad Caliphate that is imitating the follis of Justin II and Sophia. I picked this...
Here's a link to The Nero Files. This program is part of the PBS series Secrets of the Dead. This episode is no longer free, so in order to...
That's a beautiful coin and an excellent addition to your collection. The minor roughness really doesn't affect the coin's appearance. It is...
I think Nero's main problem was that he hired a lousy public relations firm. Here is one of my tetradrachms of Nero from Antioch. SELEUCIS...
I just ordered a copy of Starr's work on the coinage of Athens in the 5th century BC. This is something that has been long overdue, but I...
Thank you. This is a very illuminating post. The nuances of distinguishing the types within the Starr groups are quite complex, as you say, and...
Is that copper showing under silver plating on the reverse?
Thank you. For reading, Edith Hamilton's "The Greek Way" is a good reference, with its focus on Athens in the 5th century BC, as is Thucydides'...
Thanks. I getting up to speed, just give me 30 years....
I see that this is a provincial drachm, not a denarius from Rome. Still, it is possible that a two humped camel was used in Bostra for the...
It's very likely that both types of camels were present in Rome. All sorts of animals were imported to Rome from throughout the empire and...
One hump, two humps, The camel grumped. There’s nothing ordinary About this dromedary! For I have three, As you plainly can see! So out with the...
That a very interesting coin! Unfortunately, I do not have any coins showing a camel, so that puts me over the hump, or humps!
Thank you all for your posts and wonderful coins. This pivotal war in the ancient world had its roots that ring true even to today, and its...
“This was the greatest event in the war, or, in my opinion, in Greek history; at once most glorious to the victors, and most calamitous to the...
Thank you. Would this example fall within Group V, or would it be considered post-Group V, early mass production? Clearly, all owls are not...
Thanks I guess I need to buy a copy of the Starr reference. I've been collecting owls since the 1980's on an on-again off-again basis, depending...
I actually placed a bid on the bottom coin, mainly because of that massive jaw line! That coin has a lot of character. I not successful, alas.
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