As you can tell from my avatar, I'm a big fan of Hadrian and have collected several of his travel series denarii. Antoninus Pius also had a couple...
@JayAg47, I guess you're right. The patina does look a bit too even, and the coin almost seems like it was "pressed" rather than struck...
Orra, a Messapian mint in ancient Calabria (now Apulia) minted triuncias, biuncias, and quincuncias with the head of Venus on one side between the...
Hello Everyone, I've only recently gotten back into the routine of spending time in the CT Ancients section, and have tremendously enjoyed the...
Yes, I will need to figure this out soon...
Sorry, I tried to post the pictures but somehow it didn't work. Still trying to figure this out. All the books are at the site. The new...
One of my collecting niches is the Magna Graecian coins of ancient Calabria's lesser known Messapian mints like Sturnium, Samadi, Hyria/Orra,...
Thanks for your help, Chris and Doug! Regards, Enrico
Thanks Doug, I will check - the coins you mention definitely look similar. Regards, Enrico
Hello Everyone, Here's a coin I acquired recently which is a mystery to me. It's small, silver, only 10 mm, and weighs 0.47 g. It has monograms...
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