"JJ" are the initials for two assayers at the Bogota Mint. According to Krause they are Juan Jose Truxillo y Mutiienx, and Josef Antonio...
That's an excellent coin! Nice toning and strike. I've seen so many of these large gold coins harshly cleaned or ex-jewelry. My coin has some...
I like the Picasso. My tastes span a wide range of art, from classicism, to baroque, to romantic, impressionism, expressionism, representational...
I know that studies have been done on the silver from Laurium, Greece. There is a very lengthy, technical research article online....
I find this type very appealing in terms of iconography. The coin just exudes the Byzantine character for this period, quite charismatic, I...
I have seen similar coins, but not frequently, of this type. Just browsing online I've come across a few: VCoins: [IMG] CNG: [IMG] CBG...
What makes you think it is a fake? The Constantine IV follis is from Harlan Berk, so I am sure they will honor a return, even though it has been...
I thought I'd add one my Constantine IV (668-685 AD) folles. Here he is wearing quite an ornate robe, quite different from how he is depicted...
That's a possibility that I will look into. I see what you're saying. When the coin is rotated the countermark does look like a retro beth. The...
Coins going through export approval by cultural or antiquities authorities can be extremely slow. Part of the reason, I think, is due to staffing...
Thanks I know that there are different Aramaic scripts, as there are for other languages, but I just don't find a good match with what I...
Beautiful examples, sand! You might consider individual photos for some or all of your coins. Your Justinian I Nicomedia follis is really...
One more possibility regarding the countermark is that it is a Nagari "tha", stamped on the owl in the first-second century AD, when that script...
Thanks. I've looked at the Aramaic, Phoenician and Sabean alphabets online and didn't find anything even remotely similar, which leads me to...
Thank you so much! The labyrinth of ancient languages, their derivations and subgroups is an area beyond my ability to comprehend, except at...
I like 'em all! The first coin, of Heraclius, is a typical overstrike, but it has his legend on the obverse, the year (seems to be 3), Officina...
BenSi, that's a very nice half follis of Anastasius, particularly the obverse! Over time and with patience you can find nice examples of folles...
It looks like FF4 is off to a flying start with his collection! Congrats!
Did this imitative owl of the 4th-3rd century BC make it to India or environs? If it did, this would be the owl with the most eastern point of...
And collector demand is strong, especially for the larger denominations. I wonder how NGC goes about slabbing them.
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