Great write-up @Curtisimo. I have one of these coins of Bohemund III, and I love the detailed depiction of medieval Crusader armor: [ATTACH]
Well, when I saw saw the obverse of your coin, my brain immediately shot out "Julia Domna", so you can take my gut reaction for whatever you think...
Please enter me. If I win, I promise to post full write-ups (including historical details) on both coins.
Here's my ID of the coins in your second photo, corrections are welcome. Top left: Tourist copy of a Spanish colonial gold coin Top right: China,...
Thanks for the show recap! Third coin is from Tabaristan under the Abbasid governors. Fourth coin is a Byzantine follis. As for the emperor?...
Before I can start posting my Baltimore show acquisitions, I have to get through a small backlog of previous purchases. (Because that's how my...
Yes, that's what I was referring to when I called it an "unusual mint". As you allude to, ZwZwN may actually be meant as a denomination. But I...
Nice, but... a little too Hellenistic for my tastes ;). How about this AR stater of Arados from the time of King Gerashtart (or Gerostrates, if...
I spent much of today at the Baltimore Whitman Coin Expo, arriving around 10:45 AM and leaving about 4:15 PM, with only a short break for lunch...
I'll be there on Friday, checking out the ancients dealers (and probably the modern world dealers too).
Thanks to @Curtisimo for organizing the contest, I had fun participating. A fair number of you were able to guess my coin, but I was able to fool...
Anyone else going to the Whitman show in Baltimore this coming week (Nov. 14-17)? I plan to be there on Friday, and I think it would be fun if we...
Absolutely, a well-worn coin can still be very attractive. A couple of examples from my collection: A Vespasian bronze from Alexandria: [ATTACH]...
Very nice coin David! I've previously posted this coin of Domitian from the same city, which Hendin believes is also a Judaea Capta issue:...
Well, the image style and quality is similar to mine, I do collect Roman coins (even ones with no obvious connection to Parthia), I'm not afraid...
Very nice OP coins. I think Persis tends to get overlooked, but they maintained the Persian cultural identity during the Parthian period and...
Personally, I would file them under (Greater) "India" because, while they do have some Hellenistic elements (use of Greek inscriptions, some...
I won 4 out of 6 lots bid on (two coins, two lots of books). Of the two I lost, one was a scarce and decent coin I had put a reasonable bid on,...
Which is exactly why I would submit such a coin, just to throw everyone off the scent...:woot:
Well, I can state that everything I say for this contest is true. Including the lies. Especially the lies.
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