I seem to remember seeing the same strike/same granular type coin multiple times. I'll follow-up with some pictures, if I can find the source...
@robinjojo IMHO, the coin might not be genuine, unfortunately...
Toupha!!!!!! There are numerous variations of the toupha and the standard on Theophilus' follis, if you can indeed find them all: [IMG] [IMG]...
The sizes are different depending on the stylus used as observed by @Numisnewbiest. The two Roman styli in my collection measure: Iron Stylus -...
Yeah, I read that! Wish I had one of those. I visited the London museum before the COVID mess and was amazed by the tablets and stylus that they...
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That a nice one! I have been trying to pick up something similar, too, but its not high on my priority. I do have a somewhat similar one that is...
@dougsmit My two cents would be that it was a Maurice Tiberius follis that Phocas overstruck and then came Heraclius...
One of the more enigmatic overstikes in Indian history: Western Kshatrapas: Nahapana (ca. 100 CE) AR drachm (Fishman-3.xx) Obv: Bust of...
Yeah, its crazy and there is so many manuscripts that I need to digitize, including paper and papyrus.I have been quite anxious to get these...
A bit of history is in order. Palm leaves were used as the primary source of writing materials in South and Southeast Asia for hundreds of years....
Lately, I have been spending my time (literally 30-minutes per day) scanning manuscripts for preservation. Its somewhat relaxing after my busy...
My friend, you are much older than that! :D
Seems like the ubiquitous pillow tablets of the third dynasty of UR. So, its probably a list of goods sold. Here is one of mine that I...
We had wind chills down to -35 a few days ago. All of last week was in double digit negative numbers in Minnesota. Hunkered down the past few...
I have been AWOL for a while due to work and family commitments and it looks like I missed a lot. This particular type always have a bad...
One of the more Romanesque coinage in the Byzantine series. Byzantine Empire: Tiberius II Constantine (578-582) Æ Follis, Constantinople, RY 6...
They are all modern, from 18th century onwards...
You are correct. Its the same auction house that I got the third coin from, but a different auction and different lot. It was sold as an...
And the other two are mine :D
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