How about these little bro? [ATTACH] MACRINUS AE 26 OBVERSE: ΑΥ Κ ΟΠΕΛ ΣΕΥ ΜΑΚΡΕΙΝΟΣ Κ Μ ΟΠΕΛ ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΟΣ Κ, laureate head of Macrinus right...
WOW! Fantastic pieces Doug. I think I'll buy a couple - NOT. But they are beautiful.
@Amos 811: I know next to zero about medieval coins and this coin would most likely be cast into my catchall box for impossible to ID coins....
With the help of HammeredCoins (he did all the work), we have come up with a possible identification and attribution for this medieval coin I've...
Here ya go little brother: [ATTACH]
Nice coin. Ya gotta love the Provincials. In many instances, they are more interesting then the Rome counterparts.
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[ATTACH] THASOS AR Drachm OBVERSE: Naked satyr running right carrying struggling nymph REVERSE: Quadripartite incluse Square Struck at...
[ATTACH] ACHAEMENID EMPIRE AR Siglos OBVERSE: Persian king or hero in kneeling/running stance right, holding spear and bow REVERSE: Incuse punch...
[ATTACH] THRACE, ABDERA Tetrobol OBVERSE: Griffin springing left REVERSE: Magistrate's name around linear border, within which head of Hermes...
The reverse reminds me of coins from Gela, sicily, but I don't recognize the obverse.
[ATTACH] ATTICA, AEGINA AR Stater OBVERSE: Sea-turtle (T-backed); head in profile REVERSE: Large square incuse with skew pattern Struck at...
[ATTACH] AEOLIS, KYME AR Hemiobol OBVERSE: Eagle's head left, KY to left (M beneath the head, nearly off flan) REVERSE: Quadrapartite incuse...
ALWAYS!!
Go for it.
Nice Mat. There are a bunch in this series with different devices. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Wonderful examples Orfew. Congrats.
I hear what you're saying, and yes this should be about coins. But a little lighthearted humor to go along with the coins seems appropriate to...
Who knows? Sometimes I wonder what will set off alarms. I accept it, but still baffled.
Real! And I wouldn't mind the scratches. It's a decent example of the type.
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