[drool] That's the type I really would have liked to have, and a stellar example at that!
That is indeed another bonus of owning one :). Thanks, pprp! Yours is a very sharp example. Q, it most certainly does not put yours to shame,...
[IMG] EGYPT. Ptolemy I Soter AR tetradrachm, 27 mm, 17.0 gm (Attic standard) Alexandreia mint, struck 313/12 BCE Obv: Head of the deified...
The fabric and surfaces of your coin are so nice. I generally don't say because people can look it up in archives but this auction company isn't...
Of course not, nor is anyone paying solid silver prices for silver covered bronze fourree coins. The value is in the coin and history, not in the...
That is a very complicated question. So much depends on not just wear but centering, strike, surfaces, artistry, presence or absence of test...
[IMG] KYRENAIKA, Barke 480-450 BC AR hemidrachm, 13 mm, 1.57 gm Obv: silphium plant Rev: head of Zeus Ammon right within linear frame, B A P K...
Thanks, Terence! I see why! She looks very surprised to see that owl :D. Mat, yours has an unusually nice flan shape for that era, when flans...
I would have been perfectly happy to buy your coin. That may be the best bang for the buck owl tet I've seen!
Congrats on the milestone, David! That's a gorgeous example of the type :).
It seems ridiculous that I waited six years to acquire an owl tet-- arguably the most recognizable, most iconic (icoinic?) ancient coin. There...
Glad to see you again! I'm sorry you had to change user names but I'm sure we'll all recognize you :).
I like it! Man... I really need to start accumulating some of these fun barbarous/unofficial coins :). My favorite of all time, or at least of...
Why is it any less interesting than the coin it imitates? Both a the fourree and the coin it imitates are ancient, both tell a story of ancient...
By this logic all “guarantees of authenticity” are meaningless and worthless. The coin in question was examined in hand by two expert...
Read this. https://www.forumancientcoins.com/moonmoth/baetyl_coins.html
What a nightmare, Nemo. :( In addition to bad customer service, the story brings to light a problem with guarantees of authenticity: experts...
[IMG] Roman Republic moneyer L. Julius L. f. Caesar, 103 BC AR denarius, 17mm, 3.9 gm Obv: Helmeted head of Mars left; CAESAR; ・C (retrograde)...
What is it about money that prompted emperors to accept shoddily crafted coins? Clearly it was acceptable to create beautiful art in other media....
I wonder if the ligate TE was planned and intentional or if the engraver forgot the E and found a creative way to include it. I like the phi as...
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