[ATTACH] Galba, dupondius... Uncleanable, but nice portrait. On this one he is not bald, he just adopted the military hairstyle, which became...
... and also to this one seen on Vcoins[ATTACH]...
[ATTACH] Nero, semis, Rome 62-68 Obv.: NERO CLAV CAE AVG GER P M TR P IM: head of Nero, laureate, right Rev.: CERTA QVINQ ROM CO / S / S C: table...
[ATTACH] Antoninus Pius, sestertius, Rome AD 153/4. Obv.: ANTONINVS AV-G PIVS P P TR P XVII, bust of Antoninus Pius, laureate, slight drapery on...
Very interesting coins, indeed... Nonnos locating this myth in Arabia may also be due to the fact that Dionysos and Lycurgus are the Greek names...
Nice coin! I think the technical term is "scyphate".
Nice Trajan Arabia drachm. This coin was not minted in Bostra (today Busra, in South Syria). These silver "Arabia drachms", minted only under...
Gordian III coins are common. Gordian II coins are extremely rare.
I think your DSC_0009 and 0010.jpg coin is a follis of Heraclius and Heraclius Constantine (610-641) from Constantinople. The other Byzantine is...
in this hoard there are also many early 4th c. Attic owls, which can be called "Lentini types". They are the earliest issues with Athena's eye...
Thank you for the info about Buttrey-types recently on ebay. I had not noticed them (so many owls, on ebay !!!). The hoard I'm currently working...
Just saw this in my news feed : A hoard of medieval silver coins has been found in 2021 in Dunscore, Scotland, by a metal detectorist. He...
[ATTACH] This very, very worn Commodus sestertius... Next : Roman soldiers
In Gaza they have their own laws about this, based upon their traditional sharia (Islamic law). Roughly speaking, a hoard is the property of the...
Of course, I agree with you, this is meaningless for most coins. But IMO it should be done for extremely rare coins suddenly surfacing by the...
The coin is surely authentic but there is a bizarre blunder in the reverse legend : the F is not a F...
Please, one coin per post and expand pictures... Thank you, and best wishes for the new year! PS: the 2 Byzantine coins reverses are uspside-down
Wonderful coin :woot:, and very reasonable price. I love it. Even if, as far as I am concerned, I only buy cage-free eggs. [ATTACH] (Not my coin...
Here are some recent examples : The New York Sale 48 lot 5 (1.14.2020) : starting price $ 24,000, hammer price $ 29,000. This coin was auctioned...
Of course we all condemn tyranny, corruption and confiscation of private property, but this is how things actually work in many countries. We are...
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