A great write-up and coin. I find it fascinating that cuneiform was still being used to some extent, and that knowledge of it was still extant, as...
I don't own any Greek bronzes myself, but I find it very difficult to believe that you can possibly reach that conclusion from that photograph.
I'm afraid the photos are a little too blurred to be able to tell much.
That's a very haggard-looking Isis, @David Atherton! The only coin with Isis I have is this one, which I've posted a couple of times before:...
It's a Roman Republican L. Plautius Plancus AR Denarius from 47 BCE, with the facing head of Medusa on the obverse and, on the reverse, a winged...
[ATTACH] I know this doesn't really count, so carry on!
At least cats don't eat it, like dogs do.
True. It doesn't list any dekadrachms either.
Fascinating. But odd that it omits the category of Greek gold, which would include all or most of the highest-priced ancient coins in existence.
Some very cool coins you have there!
So you're a language prescriptivist, eh? I read somewhere that an analysis of online usage of the phrase showed that considerably more than 90%...
Personally, as someone who wrote for a living for almost 40 years as a litigating attorney whose job was to persuade the reader, I think that if...
The valuation catalog at the back of my copy of the 1784 edition of John Pinkerton's Essay on Medals values the Brutus gold Eid Mar aureus at 25...
Wow. That would be a record for ancient coins in general, even though I think that traditionally the most valuable ancient Greek coins have always...
Thanks for the explanation. I certainly agree with you about CT being the best place to discuss ancients! The Forvum ancient coins discussion...
So what would you guess it's going to sell for? And do you mean record setter for a Roman coin? That would mean it would have to go for > $930,000.
See https://ancientcoins.market/most-expensive-ancient-coins-sold/ (from September 2019): "The Record-Holder The record holder for an ancient...
In that case, $100 is the best I can do.
Just as a point of information, is that the forum that banned you not so long ago for posting political opinions, leading you to start posting here?
I'm glad you like it! The problem with trying to get one of these Roman Republican Lucretius Trio (Neptune/dolphin-riding Cupid) denarii is that a...
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