Supposedly, quite a few hoards have been found and dated in the first and second century AD that contained well worn leptons. As to a half prutah,...
Its a coin of Herod Agrippa I, 37-44 AD Steve. So he ruled Israel in Rome's name, but as its client King, and issued prutah sized coins for the...
That one is a coin issued under Roman command. They never made leptons after the Hasmonean dynasties ended, so it could not possibly be a lepton....
I agree. Most Bar Kochba pieces, (from the second Jewish War), are imitations. The originals are pretty scarce and expensive, but these imitations...
I understand sir. I am just a homer when it comes to defense, believing we are way too stretched out all over the world meddling in too many...
Hard to tell from the photos. My first guess would be someone crafting on a host coin, ala hobo nickels. If you post a high quality pic maybe we...
But why should it be our problem? We do not import a drop of oil from the Persian gulf anymore I believe. Heck, we are cutting off Nigeria and...
I love the lion quadriga. Cool design.
David Hendin knows more about these than anyone on the planet, I just read his books. A quick shortcut to be able to identify the two is the...
Steve, yours is a lepton, not a prutah. The widow's mite was a lepton, half a prutah. The original bibles in greek even used the word "lepta" as...
It could be Islamic, but it appears to be Indian in origin. Remember, "India" in the historical context also included modern day Pakistan. THCoins...
Yeah, 600 all different would be a stretch. One could do it if intentionally trying, but it would be a lot of effort. What is the size of just a...
And if someone intelligently weighs the risks and decides for him/herself their best course of action, I have no problem with it. My only intent...
I have no idea where his citation would be. Like I said, in periods of open warfare between rival emperors sometimes an army would pillage a...
Yes, we will never know. I agree though it may very well have been done to protect the coin. People forget toning is a progression to corrosion,...
Laws differ from state to state slightly, but the basic premise is you can only use deadly force to protect life, not property. That is why in the...
You might be thinking of when a Roman army sacked a Roman city that was in active rebellion, or was ruled by a rival emperor. It may have happened...
Just one of us have had luck with group lots Doug? :) As to your question, I would say it depends. I would in certain circumstances do what you...
Yes sir, Numismatic Fine Arts. I thought they sold the really spectacular pieces in one of their auctions twenty some years ago, but I am just...
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