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I think it's a Lucius Verus issue from Amisos in Pontos. Obverse legend something like ΑVΤ Κ Λ ΑVΡ ΟVΗΡΟС С
What a fantastic "story coin"! Congrats :)
I used Saflips and the switched to a different brand. The problem with all of the non-softened plastic flips is that they are brittle. Sometimes...
Oooh I love that type and your coin in particular! Fantastic! North Africa... I could post one of hundreds of Roman Egyptian coins in my stash...
No, it reads DIVO CARO AVG ;)
Here's a collage of smaller coins in my collection. I have a few more since this was made. [IMG] Left to right, row by row, from the top:...
Good question! You paid what you had to pay to win the coin you wanted at that moment in time. Ditto for the buyers of the recent sales....
That would be quite a feat!
I have a fair number of ex-BCD tasty treats but don't have photos of all of the accompanying ephemera and my coins are thousands of miles away...
I understand preferring actual catalogs for important sales but until you secure copies you can find all of these auctions on ACsearch :). I'll...
Welcome to CoinTalk, @Archaios :)
BCD, a collector/numismatist noted for his extensive, well-organized collection of certain regions of Greek coins and for his large numismatic...
What's the diameter and weight? There is a considerable variety of weight and diameter among coins of a denomination called "onkia".
The reverse is upside down. It's the headdress of Isis.
:hilarious::hilarious::hilarious: Wow, that coin has either bubonic plague or leprosy! Loosely related... no one seems to want US pennies any...
[IMG] THESSALY, Thessalian League 48/7 BCE Magistrates Nikolaos, Ni..., and Gorgias AR stater, 23 mm, 6.3 gm Obv: head of Zeus right, wearing oak...
Athena? Wow, we could easily take this thread to 100 pages :D [IMG] CORINTHIA, Corinth circa 375-300 BCE AR stater, 22 mm, 8.55 g, 1h Obv:...
For a comprehensive list of reasons why the Best Answer button isn't used much see this thread:...
I'm late to the party :( Getting killed at work this week. Ugh. Looks like it was a fun exercise!
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