wow-90+ grams!
Beautiful Hemis with bolts. Yes, patination can really make a coin attractive. It is like the coin is singing over the millenia.
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First coin I bought for myself in a while. Just saw a really pretty portrait and the winged thunderbolt- very cool style.[ATTACH] Lucania, Thurium...
Yes I see what you mean but it seems some sort of beating or wear may have made the letters look that way? The hat looks more Phrygian than the...
Looks very close thanks again TIF!
Another mystery coin from a lot I do not recognize the type. The bust looks barbarous Celt but there are Greek letters on the reverse with a...
Thank You so much shanxi! a big help
Awesome thanks- Athena facing, Nike advancing! my students will flip over these deities from the times the people lived with them as their...
Thank You David. We will use that in class. The students will love it.
Thank Ryro! Yes I think 4 is an Alexander the Great issue just in poor shape. I will get better photos.
Yes Apollo on the omphalos I recognized so yeah Seleukid. The deal is I ordered some three small lots of 5 with obvious Alexander the greats- bow...
awesome- Thank You TIF!
Here are a few more small Greeks I got from MA Europe but not what I ordered. They are for my fifth graders so I need some ballpark help with IDs...
Bought several coins from Europe MA and got very different ones then I ordered. These are for my class of fifth graders so I need just a ballpark...
Thank you so much @Pavlos for the comprehensive great write-up. Yes I needed a nice coin to find on ebay after being a sucker for a tourist fake...
This was listed as: Ionia, Kolophon. c. 450 - 410 BC. Silver 1/12 Stater. 8.70mm, 0.97g. Head of Apollo lt. / Incuse square. aVF. Rare...
Thank You Jay. @Jay GT4 I sent an email to Mr. Hendin. He says" Hi. This is not an ancient coin. Best wishes." So i just bought a fake- the...
@Deacon Ray you are the resident expert on these. What do you think? Have you seen this type before with ten almonds in the wreath? I have some...
Thanks for your input John. Yours is pretty and "year ones" are quite rare I believe? Yeah I never thought I could afford a silver issue and then...
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