Not counting coins that became ugly from damage, etc., there are a lot of Iberian and Celtic coins that might qualify. Of course, they have their...
This coin is why Eunice Kennedy Shriver is known as "America's Julius Caesar" -- the first living person portrayed on the obverse of a coin....
Not exactly what was requested (maybe in ways I don't know, of course!)... But a Trier mint Follis. Of Maximianus Herculius... [ATTACH]...
Nice one! Cool thing about this coin is that it's mentioned in at least one ancient source. The citizens of Antioch reportedly complaining about...
I'm not sure I can see any major tooling on the Hadrian (beyond smoothing and other typical mechanical processing for a coin like that). But...
LAC didn't even bother to mention that Lanz 94 was the great Leo Benz (1906-1996) Collection! (Specifically, Part II: Roman Imperial I.) [ATTACH]...
I like the binders and printed pages for each one -- that's a good system. I've got some printed materials for my coins like that which I keep in...
I'm sure anyone who has tried to really research their coins has had that experience! But sometimes what feels like a dead-end actually leads...
Not a super important provenance, but a nice surprise.... Pair of surprises: coin and literature. In addition to coins, I really love provenanced...
I don't have any or know anything at all about Chola, Sri Lankan or similar coins (closest I have are Kushan/Baktrian), so I'm just here to say:...
As I see it, the city must be Judaea, Ascalon. Compare to these examples (especially the from Hadrian on):...
Oh, yes! There are some fun ones. Silenos (my favorite type), bee [edit: oops, previously Lesbos or Lycia, not Ionia?], Athena. Those are just...
Nick -- what a fantastic little coin! Do you have the weight? (Hemi/Obol?) As a collector of Greek AR fractions, I believe strongly that some...
Yes, looking in ACSearch, now I see several of them (various different reverses, but mostly normal types besides size of flan). Sometimes the...
Plated Drachms of the Pseudo-Rhodian type are definitely know to exist. (I'm sure they're not "official" issues, but contemporary counterfeits,...
The link to the ANS book review is broken (posted above by @Ardatirion) but here is a current one: ANS Magazine, Winter 2005, pp. 68-71
While looking at The Planchet archives, I noticed the group's obituary in their Facebook page feed: Bio from Edmonton Numismatic Society on...
Those are some fine LRBC helmets! Some favorites from the Roman period(s): [IMG] RRC. L. Julius L.f. Caesar (Moneyer) AR Denarius (3.92g, 17mm,...
Interesting tag. I've never seen it. (I'd remember the octagonal shape!) Adding it to my tags file under unidentified, so I'll let you know if I...
It is indeed a single-collector sale (and a very high quality collection at that): "The Property of a Lady: Part II." (See: BCD Library...
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