That's a beautiful coin and well preserved at full weight! Congrats!
There's one good general guide of hammer struck Spanish colonial coins. It is The Practical book of Cobs, by Daniel and Frank Sedwick. This book...
A retired geologist picked up some shards at an archeological site in Iraq. Here's the story:...
To me fine style means that a portrait or other subject on a coin is rendered in a realistic, expressive (for me) manner that reflects the...
Trajan, 103-111 AD Tetradrachm Phoenicia, Tyre Obverse: Laurate bust right, eagle below right, club left. Reverse: Tyche seated facing right,...
I stand corrected. Thanks.
Here's a BI tetradrachm of Gordian III toting a sword and shield, which I guess makes this a heroic portrait, unless he is just going out to do...
Gallienus, 253-268 AD Tetradrachm Alexandria Sol reverse 10.22 grams [ATTACH] Next: A Greek or Phoenician coin with an Egyptian theme or...
Wonderful examples! Curtisimo, the toning and strike for your coin is exceptional!
Nice!
I have precious few of those, being mostly a collector of Greek ancients, but this antoninianus had always appealed to me, ever since I acquired...
More archeology news from today's Guardian....
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