That a wonderful book, in remarkable condition for its age. Here are a couple of coins with a nautical theme: Phoenicia, Bybos, shekel, 435-425...
Here are four more examples, although I guess one could argue that the first one might have been partially cleaned and is re-toning. Coin #4 has...
Very nice coins and an auspicious start to 2021 for you. This is the most recent example of a coin with a "find" patina. In reality most coins...
Congratulations! Very nice style and centering.
Thanks Several years ago there was an auction or sale in the US of some of Grace Kelly's possessions from her estate, mostly clothing as I...
. Thank for the link. I will see what documentation they may have.
Nice coins and writeup.
Given the linear nature of the lines or grooves, on both sides, perhaps damaged, worn dies were used? There's also some corrosion present.
Back in the early 80s when I was making my conversion from US coinage to world and ancients, more the former than the latter at the time, I used...
This dative type might be a little more available. Here's a third example from MA Shops that apparently very recently was sold: [IMG]...
I think that is generally the case. My experience with sea salvaged coins is that the degree of oxidation, the way the coin reacts to the...
Today I thought I would add a silver coin to this thread. It is an Egyptian tetradrachm of Ptolemy I Soter. Burial has given this coin a very...
Nice Probus! This is my best silver-washed LRB, follis of Maximianus, Siscia Mint, 286-310 AD: [ATTACH]
Beautiful coins! I don't venture into Indo Scythian coinage, except to pick the occasional coin that interests me. Here is one that came from...
That's a very nice, well centered and struck coin. I've seen this type in all sorts of levels in quality, and with prices and estimates all...
That's a beauty!
Thanks. I also have a 50 sycee that makes an impressive door stop, but a very poor floatation device.
That's a nice 20 litrae! Here are three coins from Sicily, three ancients, the other from 1791: Syracuse, Deinomenid Tyranny, tetradrachm, c....
In Western terms this is definitely a non-traditional currency. China, 1870 Pingyung Country (Guangdong / Kwangtung) 8.6 taels Salt tax sycee...
Thanks Every now and then I write something that makes sense. But I do like to wax on about the beauty and poetry of ancient coins.
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