These coins are fascinating, especially with the use of “pellets” placed to identify different dies. My interest is always what event(s) are...
P. 31 “... gold content is reduced to about 55-60% in Group V”From “Table of Weights and Gold Content” pp 64-71 AV staters - group III 350-320 BC:...
A quick scan of sixbid archives shows you should be able to get the book for less than $200. In the meantime, I will check my copy for the gold...
The banker's mark on the Athenian owl looks like it could be a “heart-shaped” silphium fruit like on the early coins of Kyrene [ATTACH] Kyrene AR...
At least two bidders thought these nice examples were worth significantly more than estimate
I am often curious about the authenticity of specific coins for my own interest. I don’t mind if anyone seems to have a legitimate question as...
Correct weight and looks like correct dies Use “Brettii drachm Zeus crab” at acsearch.info to compare What are your concerns?
I can’t make out any Punic letters for “SYS,” but it looks like a Panormos litra similar to this example:...
According to Pliny, dinner would get much more expensive with a side of silphium since it was “worth its weight in silver.”
Π as a mark of value for pentonkion: [ATTACH] Mamertinoi AE pentonkion 211-208 BC 11.85 gm 25 mm SNG ANS 430 O: laureate head Ares left R: man...
Here is an Antony coin from the "backwater" of the war with Octavian: [ATTACH] Cyrenaica AR denarius L. Pinarius Scarpus moneyer 31 BC 3.54 gm...
I felt fortunate to get two coins from Larry Adams' collection in CNG 100. Here is one with additional provenance: [ATTACH] Carthage AV 1/4...
Great overstrike! There is a "prequel" for your "undertype" shekel. If you look at the lower right reverse, there is the remains of a horse's...
Overstrikes are fascinating and often historically significant. Kyrenaika overstruck coins quite often as there are no local sources of precious...
Good topic! I have a similar AE: [ATTACH] Knossos AE 2nd century BC 10.2 gm 24 mm SNG Cop 383 O: laureate head Zeus left R: labyrinth Not my...
Very nice Zeus Ammon coins! The first use of Zeus Ammon on coins were the Attic weight silver of Kyrenaika circa 500/490 - 475/470 BC when images...
Doug - Very true, especially with electronic scales, but mine seems to consistently get within +0.03 as long as I recheck calibration during use....
I also prefer weights to 0.01 gm. I have a Smart Weigh jewelry digital scale which seems to be pretty accurate. I also have a Ohaus triple beam...
Can't resist one of my favorite topics. The Punic Spain coins are anepigraphic and there is no historical documentation that the heads are an...
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