There's also an African cat (although I know for certain that some live also in Isarel, possibly KSA and Jordan too) called caracal [ATTACH]
That's a strong contestant for the next issue of CoinBoy
Would it be because instead of the regular drapery, this bust type shows the imperial mantle with decorations?
Back when I bought from the US there were three sources I specially enjoyed buying from: Victor Clark, Brian Bucklan and Warren Esty. As for...
SPQR coinage for Gallienus and Claudius II: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
It's a better coin than the seller advertised.
Does that say MAXIMIANVS on the obverse legend? It's an unlisted emission for Galerius of the Hercules Farnese.
I need to pay more attention to these.
I think it's possible that some of them are regular early Palaiologan coinage from Magnesia while others -- the ones with lower weight, irregular...
Worn and corroded but 6EUR, also fleabay: [ATTACH]
7 years ago I considered venturing into these Eastern issues for the Severus dynasty but did not pursue it. Here is another RIC 424 I think:...
This is a horrible coin from the period when billon for the petty coinage was getting "noir" again because of debasement (this one is actually of...
Certainly not Quietus, possibly Quintillus. And what an extraordinarily late Greek colonial/provincial coin for Aurelian.
5, 6 and 7 are marks of pieces to the pound -- 72, 96 and 60.
Two trachea, a Hungarian scyphate and a copper aplique with the Thracian Rider?
If they weren't too expensive keep both, they are good additions to any medieval collection.
Sorry to tell you, but they are both Louis VII. On the right is a denier from Mantes early reign (Duplessy 139) and on the left a denier parisis...
Also great packing.
This should be a regular AE4 issue ca. 388 (RIC IX p. 186-7). There is no recorded siliqua with this design and legend from Thessalonica (the...
There is a rather complex discussion about the coinage of Louis X. For starters, Dieudonne in Les deniers parisis de Louis IX et de Louis X (Revue...
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