Nice specimen of the classical owl with levantine test-cuts. Is the Aramaic letter engraved in the obv. die or is it a lightly struck countermark?...
Nice owl, but I'm not convinced there is an Aramaic letter on the owl's leg. The dies are very worn, there are scratches on Athena's nose and eye,...
[ATTACH] Has anybody ever seen such a minute coin? AE 9mm, 0.71 g. The portrait on obverse looks a little like Antoninus Pius. it is probably a...
"Saloninus Antoninianus that I may not have seen before?" mmh... interesting post, interesting coin (from a period I find especially interesting)....
[ATTACH] Constantius I Caesar (293-305), follis Lugdunum mint Next : Tetrarchic follis with full silvering
The problem with collecting paintings, statues, etc. is that you need a lot of room to properly display your collection. Contemporary art, in...
I think the nr3 is an Ottoman silver akçe of Mahmud II in 1810-1811. Obv. : tughra Rev. : "3. Minted in Constantinople. [12]23"
Because it is her profile, I think...
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[ATTACH] My 2 cents: this nice Septimius Severus portrait on a 195 AD sestertius... The rev. legend reads DIVI · M · PII · F · P M TR P III COS...
Of course Joan of Arc is a History Superstar, like Alexander the Great or Christopher Columbus. But, if she played a crucial role in the French...
Very nice ! and good style
There would be a lot to say about the allegories of France. The first known is seen on gold solidi of Constantine minted in Trier c. 313 showing a...
[ATTACH] Dupondius, reverse SALVS AVGVSTI
ALFONSVS REX CASTELLE ET LEGIONIS : Alfonso king of Castilla and Leon. The coat of arms on reverse represents castles (Castilla) and lions (Leon)....
Silver-plated coins are the fourrée denarii, this method was in use since a very early date. In the late 5th c. BC Athens, during the...
[ATTACH] Aelia Eudoxia, 395-404, wife of Arcadius This is the latest empress I can find in my coins... Next : Arcadius
Yes, the coins and antiquities cabinet of the National Library just opened a new museum. The objects on display are mostly precious cameos, Roman...
[ATTACH]I bought this as when I was a teen visiting Tunisia... It was in Thuburbo Majus. Patinated, corroded, high relief : it was for me, at this...
There were exceptions. Exception (b) is : "Gold coin and gold certificates in an amount not exceeding in the aggregate $100.00 belonging to any...
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