Lokris Opuntii, AR Triobol, c. 338-316 BC, BCD Lokris-Phokis 98, Nicolet & Oeconomides Group 11, 211-309 (2.57 g, 16 mm) Obverse: Female head...
Like other aspects of these coins, I have noticed that the position of this hand also shows considerable variation, even when he is not holding...
In the debate of private vs. public ownership, one must also remember that things such as greed and corruption are universal phenomena. I...
Thank you for sharing the story. I have never heard it before: only a version in which Taras founds Tarentum...
Very nice specimens. I’ve never been quite sure whether a spear/lance or a javelin/throwing spear was depicted: perhaps both were on different...
Very nice specimens. These do show a lot of variety.
Calabria, Tarentum: AR Nomos. c. 281-272 BC, Gy-, Sostratos, and Poly-, magistrates; Vlasto 716, HN Italy 1001, SNG ANS 1037 (6.44 g, 22 mm)...
Dehli Sultanate, Khilji Dynasty: Qutb al-Din Mubarak Shah (AH 716–720; 1316–1320 AD), AE Adli, Qutbabad mint, ND, G&G D282, R1011 (2.15 g, 10×12...
All I know is that the coin was made in base metal first and then applied with a silver coating. Not sure if the base metal coin was cast or...
Excellent coins. I love the second one, in particular.
It was one of the auctions that did not use biddr checkout, and I had submitted the pre-bid a couple of days before the actual auction. Not sure...
Hi Here is a contemporary silver-plated counterfeit of a Mughal (Akbar) rupee from Lahore. Can anyone tell me how the peculiar “grooves” formed...
My new year began with the pleasant surprise of finally having “won” a Julius Caesar portrait denarius at a reasonable price. Turns out biddr...
Crete, Knossos, c. 2nd century BC, Æ12, Svoronos, Numismatique 105; SNG Copenhagen 385 (2.20 g, 12 mm) Probably the most famous legend of Crete...
Mughal Dynasty: Aurangzeb Alamgir (AH1068-1118/1658-1707 AD), AR Rupee, Azimabad (Patna) mint, AH1117/Ry 50, KM#300.16 (11.51 g, 21.39 mm) Patna...
When I was new to Roman coins, I missed “Subaerat” (towards the end, just before the provenance info) in a German listing I thought I could “read”...
Glad to hear of the improvement and wishing you strength. Sharing a series of Denarii from my collection thought to depict duels of Marcus...
Not the best example, but I definitely wanted one of this type. Was likely worn as an amulet by someone (a soldier, perhaps) soliciting the...
Sicily, Syracuse, under tyrant Hiketas II (287-278 BC), Æ 20, SNG ANS 812, Calciati 157, Ex. Lord Grantley Collections (7.47 g, 20 mm) Obverse:...
For the Jaipur ones, see here: https://www.zeno.ru/showgallery.php?cat=2945. The two square coppers are of Bundi, citing George V:...
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