I assume that's Melqart/Hercules on the reverse? I have a similar coin (RPC 3526, McAlee 452, Prieur 1482) attributed to Tyre. [ATTACH]
I've never seen Zeus portrayed anything like that before either. Is that a jeweled turban, or some sort of crown? Whatever it is, Zeus does look...
A new Alexandria tetradrachm arrived today -- only my fifth, and none of them is in the best condition but I really do like them all, especially...
Thanks, @Al Kowsky. It did take me a while to collect all of them! I agree that my hippo looks very unfriendly with all those teeth showing. More...
That's how he always sends things, at least in my experience -- the envelopes I get from him are completely covered with stamps. It's been many...
And here are some from the Roman Empire -- it's equally difficult to choose my "favorites." Some I like because of the obverse, others because of...
I somehow didn't see this thread on Friday or over the weekend. Any list of my favorite denarii would have to be based entirely on how much I...
Plus here's my one sestertius that's part of the series, a Philip I with stag coin (RIC IV-3 160(a)). [ATTACH]
Here are my Philip I, Philip II, and Otacilia Severa millennial antoniniani, together with a photo of all of them together in a tray. (I'm also...
There's a long thread from a year or so ago, before I joined, about the two dealers most prominently associated with this practice, Athena and...
I agree. The difference is that what CNG does is legal; what Ilya does is illegal. And if any federal or state agency went after him for consumer...
Thank you. But how can you not have a cell phone? The only other person I knew who didn't have one was my father, but he was already past 80...
I have only one Nerva. What I said a little while ago about my Antoninus Pius coins applies here as well: I bought it quite a few years ago,...
I have only two Antoninus Pius coins (I'm actually expecting another one, but don't want to post about it until it arrives!). I bought these so...
He said that "both" are supposedly sleazebags. But @Herodotus may be correct that the second one is Rick Harrison.
u . How is David Vagi a "sleazebag"? Don't make that kind of accusation without backing it up.
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A faience amulet of Bes from ancient Egypt. 26th Dynasty.
I would be highly suspicious of any sort of "interesting" toning in that seller's coins, blue or otherwise! Especially when the seller's...
A very Happy Birthday to you, Bing!
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