No, there's no etymology connection whatsoever. Satan comes from the Hebrew word (שָּׂטָן) for adversary. Its use in the Hebrew Bible is as an...
Thanks. That's reassuring.
Here's the one from the Sirmium mint that I bought in the recent Frank Robinson auction; see the current thread about that auction for further...
I wrote up descriptions of my two wins for my personal catalog, and attempted my own photos of them. I would never dream of claiming that any...
Thanks, @Limes. I see the slight differences (I'm pretty sure the "point" on the CNG coin is supposed to be a nose!), but I still believe the two...
Maybe these photos of the edge are a bit less blurred. Perhaps it's wishful thinking, but I don't necessarily see anything so unusual about them,...
Actually, since Frank sends coins out on approval to previous customers, I never did pay for it. I just have to return the coin. But I'm confident...
Thanks. I hope you're right.
My three coins arrived in the mail today. They're all extremely nice. Too bad I have to return one of them! I'll try to take and post photos of...
I have that sinking "Oh no, not again!" feeling in the pit of my stomach. I received a private message earlier today from one of our fellow...
I'm afraid that your personal memories have no evidentiary value on this issue!
Thanks, @Spaniard. I'm happy to report that there was no export license; no export tax; no mention of either. Nothing has changed.
This is a follow-up to my thread a while ago about my first 30 Roman Republican coins. (No. 31 was the Manius Aquillius denarius, Crawford 401/1,...
Very nice!
I have only a couple of coins showing Dionysos, both from Lydia, and both issued when the cities that minted them were under the authority of the...
It appears that the fakes discussed in that thread are the same basic type as mine. I should have looked for threads like that one, and at the...
I think the purpose is definitely to inspire more people to come through the door and bid. The same basic principle as what a carnival barker...
Obviously the differences are not just attributable to the photography, then. But I'm still sure it's the same coin.
Even assuming that you're correct -- and I don't think you are, because I suspect you have no idea how rare and in demand coins of Plotina are in...
I think it's definitely the same coin -- a double die match is one thing, but you're not going to find two different coins like this with the...
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