Some good grabs and a very nice provenance. Congrats.
They appear to be coins of the Greco-Bactrian kingdom...here's some history. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greco-Bactrian_Kingdom
Please, if you can, post a picture of the obverse and reverse.
Nice coin @Ancient Aussie ! Here's mine - a common type. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
@KIWITI has got it right. How did you manage to come across these coins?
Hadrian (117-138 A.D.) Alexandria Year 127-128 Type: AE Drachm, 32mm 24.42 grams Obverse: AVT KAI TPAI AAPIA CEB, Laureate draped and...
Beautiful aureus @panzerman !
Hi @furryfrog02 - I'm the culprit on the Herennia Etruscilla piece. I was surprised it was still available after a while of the sale but I emailed...
I rather like this portrait of Salonina from Alexandria from toward the end of the reign of her husband Gallienus. EGYPT, Alexandria Billon...
I keep a Gordian III antoninianus in my backpack - whenever I want to look at an ancient coin (wherever I am) I just have to take it out.
Nice coin and welcome to cointalk ancients!
Just a beautiful coin. Probably the nicest I have ever seen in the type. Nice and heavy, too.
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Nice coins for the price @Pellinore - I'm delighted with the couple of coins I got. And the stamps are simply amazing. Makes me want to get into...
One day I'd like to get a Bar Kochba silver shekel with the second temple...
That's what happened with my Maximin coin. They forgot to check out the A in the name. It was not Maximianus by Maximinus.
Considering the price was $14.25 including shipping :cat: I am very happy! I've heard of these AE28-30 pieces of Viminacium referred to as...
Very nice coins @Deacon Ray !
Great coin @Jochen and I very much appreciate the write-up. @TIF 's coins are magnificent as well.
Great coin. I am one of those collectors with no gold. But I do like to look at them very much, and there may be a few solidi in my future.
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