Ooh, that's a great example!
Unfortunately that's a well-known forgery. This NIKO XII has been around since at least 1995 (when Joel Malter published two specimens in his...
Sorry for the repetition here, but for anyone interested, I've just finished the ETB = Eric ten Brink = Okidoki entry in my online "Provenance...
Here's a type I've been wanting to add to my subcollection of Thessaly, Phalanna for a while. The obverse is Zeus Peloris, the reverse is the...
I previously posted my favorite Pegasus in this thread, so this is a good chance to post my second favorite! [ATTACH] Greek (Classical)....
Here's another Stater with Graffito ("Ξ" on reverse), this time AR Stater from Boeotia, Thebes (magistrate Theog-): [ATTACH] NEXT: Amphora or...
Very cool coin! Here are my busts of Senate from Phrygia, Sebaste and Grimenothyrae: [ATTACH] Phrygia, Sebaste AE (27mm, 8.07g), temp....
That is a fantastic haul, well done! I can see several groups and individual coins in there justifying a $50 USD price tag. (The Commodus...
Congratulations on the great addition! A Lysimachos Tetradrachm is a nice classic to have in any collection. Unfortunately, for the Tetradrachm, I...
[ATTACH] Greek World (N. Africa, Late Classical). Zeugitania, Carthage EL Stater (19mm, 7.43g), c. 310-290 BCE. Obv: Head of Tanit left, wearing...
I won two coins from the ETB Collection. Both Alexandria bronzes. There were many others I really wish I could've kept bidding on, and were worth...
I find mythology both one of the most rewarding and most intimidating things about ancient Greek & Roman Provincial coins. One approach might be...
That's a good point. I believe that was the idea, although I'd want to follow up on some references to check or get confirmation from someone who...
I'm sure you'd still have rather completed the transaction as it should have been, but I'm glad to hear you didn't have to return it and...
Here's a Provincial Domitian from Anazarbos (sorry, I've probably posted before). You can't see Minerva on this one because she's still inside...
Not the best example, but here's my Justin II Solidus: [ATTACH] NEXT: Facing head or bust obverse (Byzantine or other ancient)
Ah, yes, good point about the middle figure. There is a second figure standing behind the trophy (on the Hadrians and the Trajan on the right),...
Almost every Roman ruler from Julius Caesar and Augustus through Leo and Zeno produced coins depicting captives – most often appearing with a...
Yes, that is quite a surprise. I've had only the most positive dealings with them. Interesting thought -- that someone may have pocketed it...
That's a real bummer, and quite a screw-up by the vendor. I would think they'd err on the side of making you a more attractive offer, but I guess...
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