Doug, Fascinating coins with a wonderful write up, that cat headed horse takes the cake! I am going to have to get one.
Great coins! Is that Il Duce standing with fists on hips just above the shield on the obverse of the first coin?
Outstanding effort! It is great to see a youngster apply himself towards a goal. I would also say he appears to have the patience and knowledge to...
4to2centBC, That bowl represents the high caliber of art I've come to expect from the Met and is the reason I make it a point to go there on any...
Dom, I would agree on this being a modern tourist piece, the edge looks rolled, on a authentic coin it would be flat.
Ardatirion, 4 months demonstrates an enormous amount of will power and resolve. I don't know how you did it. My hat's off to you sir.
Big L, I think you nailed it with "not popular". Ancients don't attract interest as much as moderns, which are more familiar, even if they were...
Valentinian, You explanation dovetails in with Dougsmits response. I visited the Dumbarton Oaks many years ago not knowing what types of...
Doug, You hit the nail squrely on the head. The link in your message has another link to a graphic diagram of the many known varieties and is...
First of all I would like to introduce myself as relatively new to ancients and as someone who has learned a lot of valuable information from...
Great pics of my favorite city! Thanks
I am somewhat of a newbie when it comes to ancients and have a bit more learning to do before buying from ebay. I would say that 95% of my...
Spartacus, My example is a 16 maravidis denomination and weighs in at 8.8 grams and 30-30.5mm in diameter. The Castle on yours is a bit different,...
Spartacus, Looks like a copper maravidi (16 maravidi's?) coin issued by Ferdinand and Isabela in the very early 16th century, the castle and lion...
I have a few Maria Teresa's because I like crowns and they are a historic coin. What's really fascinating is that somewhere I read that the...
Greg, Your Salonina provincial at 31mm / 20.54 grams is quite impressive, I just have the ant version acquired when I was about 12 years old and...
Paddyman, The Romans did not use the letter U in their alphabet even though they made the U sound we know today in spoken language. Consequently,...
Mark, Cool coin with some interesting history no doubt. I'm not an expert but I do wonder if the "P" between "DEI" and "GRATIA" on the obverse...
Musums are in the business of staying in business. Sometime exhibit and collection decisions are based on attracting the broadest spectrum of...
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