Man I love that coin! His buddies are trying to stop drunk Herakles from getting into a bar fight :D. Want!! [MEDIA] [IMG] TROAS, Alexandria....
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[IMG] MYSIA, Kisthene Orontes, satrap of Mysia, c. 357-352 BCE AR Half Siglos or Tetrobol; 13 mm, 2.75 gm Obv: Nude hoplite crouching left behind...
Thanks for putting all those links in one post! My Coin Info bookmarks folder is so full that is it hard to find anything now. I'll bookmark...
Nicely said!!
Nice shootin', Tex! Overcast is much better than sunny if you're using natural direct light :).
I clicked the Tompa article and the links within and am having trouble finding where I can read the summary and comments, much less where to...
Attribution of the vast numbers of similar-looking Ptolemaic coins has gone through changes over the years. Recently a new body of work was...
I don't know anything about these coins but the "two buck struck" label is priceless! Thanks for the laugh :).
Thanks, @Valentinian! That is helpful. I wish CT had a master list too, or at least had links to an individual's featured articles in their...
Bronze coins can be difficult as pendants because of the sweat and such. Is the coin is a simple bezel, with the back side of the pendant open...
Awesome! :D :D :D
You have an online store? Oh. Well, that changes things, at least for me. I'm not inclined to help someone who joins this community of...
If you can't find any in the usual places, try digging through old catalog books that are online. It gets tedious, especially when the catalogs...
Oh, yes... the new images do help! It does look like his right hand is reaching down near his body and his left hand is on his hip, so that rules...
As a point of clarification, Colby, that price guide is only somewhat relevant and at best was accurate at the time it was written. The only way...
That's one of my favorite coins of yours, @Bing. [IMG] PHOENICIA, Tyre. Julia Maesa CE 218-224/5 AE 27, 12.71g (11h) Obv: IVLIA MAE - SA AV[G]...
[IMG] SYRIA, Laodicea ad Mare. Septimius Severus & Julia Domna CE 193-211 Æ, 31 mm 18.8 gm Obv: jugate draped busts right of Septimius Severus,...
I'm seeing the reverse figure as a man reaching his right arm over an altar, holding a patera. [ATTACH] Maybe something like this:...
Oh, right-- I forgot what F stood for, although I did recall its rank in the scheme of things.
Separate names with a comma.
