I love that coin on several levels: the interesting devices, rarity, even strike, and a rugged but lovely patina. When I listed it I thought,...
Yes, I think you've got it! I think it was struck from a VERY worn reverse die.
So THAT'S what happened to those coins! I was looking all over for them. ;)
A very interesting analysis of the type!
Yes, I have lost one of those Kyzikos fractionals just like you did, and I'm still hoping it magically surfaces like yours did!
When Ya'akov Meshorer published the first sylloge of Nabataean coins in 1975, he catalogued a small bronze with the bust of Aretas IV on the...
Can you imagine how pissed Marathon must have been when he ran all the way from Athens to Sparta, only to be told no?
Too bad it's holed. :(
Thanks Victor! (I killed too many brain cells back in the day.)
A few years back I met a dealer at NYINC that had a bag of those Phalanna bronzes from a recent hoard find - maybe a hundred. Most were very worn,...
That Fugio cent is wonderful!
Beautiful! I love that the Isabella quarter is at the crest of the shield.
The way the letters are spaced in exergue makes me think there wasn't anything before CONS. It looks like a Constatinople mint mark to me CONS?...
The Victory-on-prow reverse commemorates a naval victory led by Constantine's son Constans, which aided in securing the city of Byzantium, which...
Great example of a scarce type and denomination!
I'm glad the coin finally arrived! Gotta chuckle at the post office passing the buck - Received Damaged. Hey, that's how we got it! Suuure. I...
Great coin, but what an odd bust. I wouldn't have guessed it was Domitian if I hadn't known. I wouldn't sweat the dirt - it's not distracting.
The numismatic significance of this type is transparent. I particularly like the clear devices on your specimen.
Unwrap that aureus and eat the chocolate.
Tremendous! :wideyed:
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