That's an absolutely beautiful coin, with a wonderful centered strike, and a great portrait and reverse temple!
The kind of face only a mother would love... Olbia., Gorgoneion, Circa 400-380 BC. Æ cast 36mm, 18.1 grams. [ATTACH] Next: A legionary coin...
Here's a truly mixed bag. This is an antiquity that came out of Roma's E-Sale 100. The hard stone is either jasper or carnelian, probably the...
I think that's just the style of face that the engraver chose. I don't think it was meant to symbolize anything. With the classical Athenian...
Parthia, Orodes, AR tetradrachm, Seleukia on the Tigris, 55-54 BC. 13.10 grams [ATTACH] Edit: Next: A Persian coin from the 5th-4th centuries BC.
The two Mexican coins, the left are "cap and rays" 8 reales. The top coin is from the Mexico City Mint, dated 1891, assayer AM. The coin below...
Based on the photos I'm incline to say no, but weight and diameter information would be helpful. The color is odd, but that might be lighting....
That's a gorgeous coin - wonderful surfaces and color! These 8 escudos of Ferdinand VI were super rare and expensive prior to the Luz. The...
That's a really nice set! Augustus and Agrippa, AE As, Nemausus, Gaul, circa 10-14 AD. From Roma E-Sale 82, Lot 870. 12.02 grams [ATTACH]
Here's a coin that arrived today. Artuqids of Mardin,Nasir al-Din Artuq Arslan, AE dirham, AH 598 (1201/02 AD). SS37.2; Album 1830.1 14.25 grams...
Herennia Etruscilla, Antoninianus, 250 AD, PVDICITIA AVG. RIC 58b, 5.6 grams [ATTACH] Next: Another Roman empress.
Lucania, Thurium, tetradrachm or double nomos, 443-400 BC. 15.47 grams [ATTACH] Next: A coin issued during the reign of a tyrant or oligarch,...
Nice coin! It looks almost like a proof.
Nice coin! The dark green areas look like just thicker, dark patina that deposited on the coin. The beautiful green patina has a blend of...
That's a very nice coin with an impressive provenance! Also, that was a shrewd purchase with the strong US dollar. Congrats!
The OP coin is very nice, and the NGC coins are super nice. but pricey. It's hard to determine the grade of the OP coin but it seems to have...
Olbia, cica 400-380 BC, AE cast 36 mm, sea eagle reverse. 20.1 grams. It looks as if he's clutching Moby Dick. [ATTACH] Next: How about a...
Thanks! I think that is the most plausible explanation, as these coins were widely copied/imitated. If I recall correctly that coin came from a...
Interesting. Could it be from Correggio? Here's another odd ball lion daalder, clearly an imitation, possibly Middle East, Indonesia, or some...
Ancients can be low weight for various reasons, but I think the weight of your tetradrachm is fine. There's some porosity and that probably...
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