What is cool about this coin, (Doug Smith pointed this out, so I am not taking the credit), is this coin was the first RR to actually brag about...
They are still much better made than ancient Jewish coins, their nearest neighbor. ;)
Who can unless you have a 7 figure "play money" bank account? :)
Lol, you should ask me. I WISH I could keep my book budget around $500 a year. Its more like $1500 most years. Like Bill said, they are...
Yeah, I didn't see any "word play", unless lying is considered "word play". :(
I would borrow the books through interlibrary loan. There will be universities with this series. Go to your local librarian and they can try to...
But remember these were "small change". The nabateans were rich from controlling the trade routes. I am sure the Treasury contained a great deal...
I would man, but it took me quite a while to find mine. I have check my usual used book auctions without any luck. I will try to remember to check...
Ouch. I hate it when the main reference of a series is in another language. Also, unless the OP has some seriously deep pockets, the second...
Hmm, I don't have a definitive book on Carthiginian, but they are in BMC Greek, and other "Greek" books. Also, I believe SNG Copenhagen has a...
Whew, I would never agree to most of that. My main points would be: 1. Who CARES as to where any PM comes from. Its a fungible good, so if...
It almost never is. These "tourist fakes" are nearly all made from pot metal.
Very nice coin Derick. I could see why you appreciate it so much. For "Grail" coins for me, there are two I dream about. One is a US coin, a...
Diverse assortment there. You go from 6th century to 11th. Of the group, I would say the ones I would zero in on were the XX 20 coin lower left,...
Nothing really unless you have the good ability to do a precise sg. This is why today i hate bars. Silver is really easy to fake its sg, then...
Just a couple really. I have other tyche on things like elymais, partian tets, and antioch byzantine. Tyche/river god nice large provincials i...
Btw Tyche is a very interesting goddess. You could have like twelve cultures with coine of her. I love Tyche/river god coins. I just need to stop...
Well you guys aren't the ones. ;)
Nice JA. Most either do not know or forget nabateans did not start minting in Petra.
I think it was just wishful thinking, but i would agree. I much prefer a wl half to an ASE.
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