Is your coin Olbian? Looks like Medusa and a Sea Eagle to me. The dolphin is off the flan.[ATTACH]
Interesting book! Thanks for sharing. My oldest book was published in 1906 and was in the Redlands High School Library before it made its way to...
Thought of @panzerman when I saw these at a Houston airport. Great coin. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I picked up a scale weight in CNG e511. It is different than others I have seen. It looks like an equal arm balance weight that was converted to a...
Does anyone have a Persian coin displaying Valerian who was taken captive by the Persian emperor Shapur I after the Battle of Edessa?
I won a VAuction several years ago for $50 hammer. [ATTACH] When I wrote the dealer to see if they had more in this price range, they answered:...
A living trophy. [ATTACH] Roman Republican Silver Denarius, 58 BC. Rome; M. Aemilius Scaurus and Pub. Plautius Hypsaeus. Obverse: camel standing...
Interesting post @Ocatarinetabellatchitchix I have a blog post on scale weights using Greek numbers....
I think this link on his web site is troubling - Portable Antiquity Collecting and Heritage Issues: Recent Looting in Ukraine...
my thoughts exactly
great hunk of bronze! My first aes rude were a lot of 10 with about the same weight.
excellent coin, thanks for sharing
[ATTACH] only two coins, but nice.
I had a good time today. Saw several ancient dealers and a few folks listened to my carry on about roman / Byzantine scale weights. I have not...
Nice coin, well struck and centered. I have a couple that are hidden under RR coins. [ATTACH]
I am headed out tomorrow to the ANA National Money Show in Colorado Springs. Anyone here going? I did not go to the NYINC this year. This is a...
I like the foot from this statue that is in an Istanbul museum. [ATTACH] I have a few coins from this period. My favorite is - [ATTACH]...
Interesting coin. My best guess would be a flip-over double strike where the elephant side completely obscured the Pontifical implements side. I...
Several auction companies offer limited descriptions for their coins. The pictures are normally ok. A lot of these companies have low start prices...
I am going to the ANA Money Show next month in Colorado Springs. I hope to see a few ancient folks there.
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