Velia [IMG] LUCANIA, Velia 305-290 BCE AR didrachm, 17.5 mm, 7.3 gm Obv: Head of Athena right, wearing crested helmet, decorated with griffin; at...
Vcoins. There are currently more than 1600 for sale, priced as low as $5.
Every collecting strategy described in this thread is perfectly valid and seems to reflect an individual's personality more than anything. We...
Looks like Commodus to me, or his dad.
How bizarre! Why is an ancient coin being sold by Touch of Modern? o_O The price... marked down to $3999 from $5000 :eek::joyful::joyful:
I agree with @Alegandron-- ATG is a remarkable historical figure but his father deserves more credit! [IMG] KINGS OF MACEDON, Alexander III AR...
Oh! I have a couple :). I have no illusion of being able to complete the set. Too expensive and there are too many other interesting coins...
I have that person on Ignore and highly recommend you do the same :D.
I'm with @Lolli and @Severus Alexander. I don't see how it could be authentic in light of the other coins with the same flan shape and centering....
Here's another :D (I like yours just a liiiiiiiiittle bit better :D) [IMG] I have bookends of this type :D [IMG] EGYPT. Alexandria. Antoninus...
Very nice, OJ! That coin has a lot of appeal. Nilus was a popular subject on A-Pi drachms. There are 17 separate types of Nilus reverses...
I'm not really sure mine is a tigress. Perhaps it's just wishful thinking and I'm not sure why I want it to be a tigress rather than lioness....
I only have one. @Roman Collector, @zumbly, and others have an interesting array (Z has a criocamp... jealous :D). [IMG] Gallienus, sole reign...
I think it is an obverse match. It's always difficult to tell when the coin is so curvy. Lighting, angle of the lens to the coin, and other...
Oh :D. Yeah, that's just a trick of the lighting and reflections.
I don't understand. Where is this "half brockage"? What is unusual about this coin? At first the odd reflection of Zeus's garment (lacking the...
Hmm... "antiquity" could mean Morgan dollars... and I'd be okay with that :D. Who knows... maybe this company is trying a novel way to unload the...
Struck = created with a sharp blow (or blows) from a hammer. Pressed = squeezed in a hydraulic press; a slower process that leave some subtle...
That's a wonderful coin-- great eye appeal, and really nice photos!
You've already posted one from Samos but here's another. [IMG] IONIA, Samos 510-500 BCE AR drachm, 13.7 mm, 3.2 gm Obv: forepart of winged boar...
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