Thanks for the reminder, Pavlos, and for the nice write-up of Philetairos :). This Eumenes I tetradrachm was my favorite acquisition of 2019 and...
Thanks for bringing up that quiz! I re-read the thread and relived the fun :). .... Unrelated, here's a fun cartoon I recently saw. [IMG]...
I agree with gsimonel but can't discern enough of the obverse legend to see if it is from Justinian I or Justin II. Larger/higher resolution...
Thanks, Ocat! Back to normal, mostly. Just super duper busy trying to juggle a bunch of stuff. All good though :)
Without speculating about authenticity (not that anything is glaringly off), I'd say a hemidrachm from the Thessalian League, circa 5th century BCE.
I think it's a marvelous purchase!! The folder and certificate by Fred Bertram certainly add interest.
Looks cast. Among other signs, check out the reverse, from ~8:00 to ~11:00. There's a dotted border, then a line outside of that, then the edge...
How thrilling for you, David! I love it when a dedicated specialist makes such discoveries :). Thanks for sharing them with us.
I agree-- there's something special about Alexandrian coins depicting Egyptian gods and local themes! :) Yes, mainly for their pages about...
Bummer, Ed. Not bad though considering the number of coins you've owned or handled! I'd probably bond them together. If left apart, and if...
Do I see an article by @TypeCoin971793 in there?
It's some sort of cast fantasy or imitation. The second image is appears to be patterned after a Philip II tetradrachm. You can make out what...
The poll results are as expected, although I might've thought Hellenistic would edge out classical Greek, if only because the Hellenistic coins...
I like the music!
There are many good points made in this thread. I'd like to devise a smoothly moving platform that would mimic the in-hand motions but agree that...
@AnYangMan, you are a treasure! What a marvelously diverse and well-explained list. I cannot limit my favorites to just one or three. 7, 4, 3,...
Congrats on the banner year, @Orfew! Not being a Flavian specialist, my favorites of your year tend to be more superficial... I love the...
That Syracuse hippocamp is very appealing. Best wishes for a wonderful 2021, dear friend :).
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