Nice owl! I see what appears to be a Phoenician "nun", just below the eye. I'm not sure about the other graffiti. [ATTACH]
Banning the sale of "looted" coins would solve nothing. It is as if one were to command the ocean's tide not to come ashore. Over the centuries,...
Here is a Turkoman AE dirham depicting a centaur (Sagittarius) aiming an arrow at a creature emerging from his tail. Spengler and Sayles think...
A couple of things happened in 1815. This guy showed up from Elba, escaping from exile, taking the scenic route to Paris. Louis got wind of his...
Very nice patina and strike!
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Thanks. That is an interesting question since the Aramaic and Phoenician mem are quite similar. I always thought that the Phoenician mem was...
Nice coin, Al, with really nice patina and centering. That is a great reverse! You can count on the provincial coinage to have some very...
While not one of those flashy mint state owls touted for their "5 out of 5" NGC ratings, or for their complete, nearly complete, or nearly nearly...
Actually, your owl might be a pi-style II. The outer tendrils flair way from the central tendril, a characteristic of the II style palmette. At...
Wax is a very old method used to fill in holes. I once had a 1 1/2 broad thaler, 1672, that had a hole at 12 o'clock filled with silver wax....
Nice owl! Your coin looks like a pi-style V owl. Good centering, especially the reverse.
Yes, I think your owl is a pi-style III, and very nicely centered for this type. As the article (see link below) says, sometimes it is difficult...
Yes, these Campo Del Cielo meteorites were much more readily available about 20 or so years ago. There was a meteorite dealer in Oakland who...
The sub-specialty of collecting intermediate owls by pi-style is something that only the most diehard owl collectors pursue. I think most...
I think this is a perspective that one obtains over the years collecting ancient coins, or any coins that were used in trade and commerce. I...
Thanks! The quality of the engraving of the obverse portrait varies greatly with these intermediate types, and they are often very crudely done....
The term Pi is used because the floral design near the ear resembles the Greek letter pi (Π). Here's a link to a more detailed presentation on...
Nice coin! Yes your owl looks like a pi-style V. There are nuances that distinguish some pi-styles from one another, that can be challenging for...
Intermediate owls, produced in the 4th - 3rd centuries BC, were struck on usually irregular, thick flans, most of which were produced through a...
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