Thank you. This is very helpful.
My theory is that the so-called barbarian kingdoms imitated Byzantine coinage rather than manufacture coinage in their name is that Byzantine...
That is true. eBay abounds in fakes, a virtual minefield for the new collector. After a while the fakes appear very obvious, often badly made...
Well, on this grey Monday, with much of the country in deep freeze, I decided to post this bronze object, purchased by the seller from Trinity...
For fixed price purchases, I mainly use Vcoins, MA Shops and Forum. I also use eBay, but only for sellers that I have done business with in the...
Interesting thread! Here's a koban that came to me by way of World-wide Coins of California. Koban, Bunsei Era, Edo (Tokyo) Mint, 1819-1828....
A fairly recent acquisition. Anonymous Æ Semis. Luceria mint, 211-208 BC. Laureate head of Saturn to right; (S) behind, L below / Prow of galley...
Here my very late post for this thread, a tetradrachm of Thrace, with Dionysus on the obverse. I have found this depiction of the God of wine,...
This is a great theme for a thread. Here's my contribution, an oktadrachm from Thrace, Abedera, period II, 520-492 BC. Spencer-Churchill 96...
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If only I could, at the time. But finances were very tight and if I remember correctly, the Mustang was a pretty good buy, but it needed some...
Ten days in law school did it for me. That was 1975. I just wasn't cut out for the "paper chase". So, I dropped out, bought a 1965 Mustang and...
This my only ancient depicting an elephant, on the reverse. Athens, tetradrachm, Antiochus, 163-162 BC. Thompson 396d ex Harlan Berk, early 90's...
And a classic, as well.
Although this coin has been posted previously, here it is as the representative from the Artuqids of Mardin, an AE dirham, AH 596 (1199-1200 AD)....
That's a beautiful book and a good starting reference for this fascinating series. Here's my first reference, purchased during a visit to LA in...
Thank you. The phases that the design of the Athenian tetradrachms of the 5th century BC are still a work in progress. What is meant by a...
This is one owl that I posted before. I need to take some pics of others in the queue. What's unusual about this mass production owl is the...
That's a superb example!
Here's another candidate. I am photographing my collection on a less-than-systematic basis, so logically this coin came up next. What can be...
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