Happy birthday, @jamesicus ! I like your web pages and wonder if you have figured out a way to make sure they endure forever. I have web pages and...
Every ancient coin has two sides, and often they are not in the same condition. Even the OP coin is better on the obverse than the reverse. It...
@rrdenarius , I know only a bit about weights (I have Bendall's book on them). I do not think Byzantine coins have occasion to put an indication...
That one is 43 mm and 22.37 grams. It seems to me the large ones from Nikomedia tend to be a bit larger than the large ones from other mints.
This is true. I bought one of the OP type in 1978 for $350 from a dealer near Cleveland, Ohio. That was a lot of money, by far my most expensive...
I have enjoyed Byzantine coins since 1972. There is a lot of information available about Greek and Roman coins, but many people don't know much...
That vcoins Julius Caesar coin is not just "tooled," it is very extensively tooled. Every letter has been deeply outlined. The eye (look at it...
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A centaur with a bow and arrow is a sign of Sagittarius, as wikipedia notes: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sagittarius_(astrology) There is...
I have seen many plated coins and even wrote a web site about ancient imitations: http://augustuscoins.com/ed/imit/ The OP photo does not give...
I guess I'll be the first to say the coin looks cast. The right side of the reverse shows many small depressions that look like casting bubbles to...
I reduced prices on the coins on my page of Greek coins for sale: http://augustuscoins.com/Greek.html There are some very nice silver pieces and...
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