Here's two articles about the Torlonia Collection that I thought the antiquiphiles here would appreciate. It is exciting news that this storied...
[ATTACH] A bronze Avar belt strap end depicting two griffins and a deer, dating to approximately the 8th century CE. The Avars were a nomadic...
[ATTACH] An ancient Egyptian bronze statuette of the God Harpokrates, shown seated wearing the sidelock of youth, sun-disc and tripartite wig,...
Thanks for bumping this thread, it was enjoyable reading through from the beginning. I can add some ancient non coin stuff, here's one of my...
Not sure if I'm missing it but I couldn't find anything with geta / adlocutio or this type on FAC. There was a nice short article on adlocutio...
I always like to find die matches for these sestertii, since auction record websites make it so easy these days. Here's a die match that confirms...
This wonderful sestertius arrived in my mailbox today. What can I say besides I am enamored with this coin! It offers a lovely portrait of Geta...
There were some incredible coins in this auction, like this unique and important Aurelian and Vabalathus aureus which hammered for a quarter...
It's awesome to have experts like @curtislclay on this forum that can offer great insight into our ancient coins. Thank you and J.G. for all of...
I think it's a coin of Lysimachos
Thank you mr clay for taking the time to offer your expertise. This further attribution is exactly the kind of info I was looking for. I greatly...
Thank you very much for this further attribution. Banti is hard to get a hold of, but it sometimes seems very useful.
I'd be thrilled to have Mr. Clay's expert opinion, though I wouldn't want to bother him. Hopefully he will see the post and reply at his own...
Hey all, I'm new to this forum! A bit about myself: I've been collecting ancient coins for nearly 20 years, caught the bug as a kid when my...
There was also this big brain discussion on reddit about this coin. Made me laugh, but also made me kind of sad....
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