According to this chart from <<http://shekeltyre.com/>>, I think we can conjecture a date for this coin. I see RHO XI EPISILON, which translates...
By feedback, are you looking for opinions on authenticty? Besides owning one, I have no particular expertise, but I see no reason to doubt it....
Thanks Glenn. I’ve got to start learning to check this site. At least I know I’m not crazy. At least not for this reason.
Oh yes. I am currently re-cataloging my coins, and in doing so, I noticed that my only representative of Max II was his so-called civic coinage,...
Thanks for this. But there’s no captive on the reverse, so that RIC number can’t work for this coin.
Yes it is. Never gonna give it up... BTW, Nirvana fixed that song: [MEDIA]
[ATTACH] So I recently purchased this lovely Maximinus II Daia follis formerly owned by @Aethelred and sold by @John Anthony. It came with the RIC...
You did good! Hard to generate a RIC number without the mintmark.
Inspired by this thread, I watched this very good documentary on the Nabateans this morning. 50 minutes. Coins very briefly mentioned at 0:42. If...
[ATTACH] Other examples. Photos from http://numismatics.org/collection/1944.100.51304...
I wonder what the raised hand gesture signified in Nabatean culture (Queen Shaqilat, veiled, stdg. l. raising r. hand). It reminds me of the early...
[ATTACH] To be honest, this is the only coin I own that bothers me a little. I got it fairly cheap ($30) and it has crazy high relief. I've...
Here's a very informative 5-minute video on gem carving. It's amazing to think of ancient persons doing this work without modern rotary tools....
What’s Gordie’s LAETITIA holding in her lower hand? A porcupine? A joy buzzer? The world’s least user-friendly patera?
[ATTACH] I like those Gallic breakaway emperors. This year I picked up a Postumus too, from a hoard, checking off two boxes for me (a Gallic...
Holy smokes. Amazing coins all. Tough for me to pick a favorite. That Owl is perfect. But I specially love the espressive portrait on that...
The Antony denarii are the standouts, but that Larissa is lovely. I’m not really a Greek collector, but there are a few Greek coins I’d like to...
It's N2 (Number 2) Fludyer Street, where Hyndman lived. https://books.google.com/books?id=930dAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA173&lpg=PA173&dq=H. Hyndman, Esq...
Tantalus indeed. Tantalizing coins. Here’s a bit of heresy for you: my favorite photo was the one between your fingers. Often I enjoy a break from...
Here’s a challenging question for the group: There are five *main* types of FEL TEMP coins, commonly called: 1. “barbarian and hut” 2. “emperor...
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