Nabbed these at the last second. One of the more strange lots I've bid on. Fairly poor pictures were in tow with the listing; probably why I won...
How does one pluralize "nomos;" nomosii? Whatever it is, that's what I have. Below is my Pod of dolphins or Troop of horses. (@stevex6 , I hope...
Electrum is defined as having at least 20% gold and 20% silver (weight) present. The electrum coinage of Mytilene minted between 477-326 BC, had...
There is a lot happening on this coin, considering it's only 12 mm wide. I'll break it up into sections. Obverse: It's obviously double struck,...
Pecunem's server literally crashed 5 minutes after the start of their auction. I was hitting submit on a bid and getting no response. I hope they...
These pieces were issued during the Dynastic rule of Perikles in Lycia, some time between 380-362 BC. Perikles is typically associated with ruling...
I find it astounding when supply has no bearing on demand. The Classical Tetradrachm from Athens is essentially the poster girl for Ancient...
A beautiful new addition of mine; probably the best looking Macedonian Drachm in my collection, to date. I particularly (and with many of my...
Slabbed gold is even harder to photograph. Took several attempts and different lighting positions to get the toning to reflect as it appears in...
I haven't organized my imperial collection by date/ruler in nearly 2 years. I didn't realize I had 8 Domna's. (1 is slabbed, 1 is in a Littleton...
Original dealer's photo failed to capture the real toning, metal color, and bronze-like hue. I'm really enjoying the galaxy note 4 and lighting...
RIC lists the type as rare. I'm sure Vespasian70 has a little more to say and can maybe provide a better example? Left facing and inverted legend....
Kelenderis, modern day Aydıncık, Turkey; a coastal town on the south bank of Cilicia, directly north of Cyprus. Refer to map: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]...
As common as any of my other Tets, but man do I have a thing for large Greeks. This is 1 of 5 I've purchased in the last month. I especially like...
I purchased this coin from Sam Sloat Coins, located in CT a few weeks ago. (awesome people) [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Whilst taking part of my daily...
Neapolis, "new city" in Greek, was founded by settlers from Thassos, near the end of the 7th century BC. Their main source of economy came from...
My grandfather has always wanted one. I found one that i may be purchasing. Wanted to get the World Coiners' blessing before pulling the trigger....
[MEDIA] I occasionally search the term "ancient coin" within the last month on youtube to see recent content. I came across the above video...
http://www.vcoins.com/en/stores/jencek_historical_enterprise/84/product/y08079_thrace_istros_4th_century_bc_fourree_drachm/559684/Default.aspx...
I've been asked to assist a co-worker's son with a school history project concerning ancient greeks. I thought it would be cool to make some clay...
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