Good little variety. Most don't have the palm tree before the horse.
They look fine to me. Some are undoubtedly recolored, but plenty of ancient coins are. He could use some better lighting, though.
Am I the only one who never really had any desire to acquire one of these?
I second that.
What source are you getting this from? Personally, I agree with you. But I was not aware of any scholarly consensus.
As suspected: SELEUKID KINGS of SYRIA, Antiochos VIII. Antioch mint. Struck 121/0-114/3 BC. Radiate and diademed head of Antiochos right / Eagle...
This is a coin from Pautalia in Thrace. Looks more like a lighted altar than a lighthouse. This is a Seleukid coin, not from Alexandreia.
Of course. I saw "1300's to 1500's" and gave my advice on that. In that case, Doug's advice is certainly best.
Las monedas Españolas by Cayon and Cayon or Numismatica Española by Calicó and Trigo are the standard guidebooks on the series. They cover...
This is a very important coin. No one even suspected the Visigoths in Spain had a bronze coinage, and this series wasn't discovered and published...
Sure, desert patinas in general are merely earthen encrustations, but this particular light dusting with underlying green is notoriously...
In the case of Vespasian, it was taking the pee in particular that was a problem. Leaving it there would be fine. :D
Sometimes it's used to obscure flaws, but more often it's just because the patina is more desirable. It's especially common among Judaean coins.
The patina looks artificial to me, as many of these "desert patinas" are. I don't know if that's something that bothers you guys.
Claudius! The reluctant emperor. Stammerer turned statesman. Plus, he was one of the last rulers (besides Trajan) to actually add to the size of...
That looks more like minor surface damage to me. Still, a nice coin! The detail on the interior of the shield is intruiging.
These bronzes were, like the tetradrachms and staters in the name of Phillip II, were regularly struck into the late 4th century BC. Alas, while...
This should be the FIRST place you go! For the areas it covers, it's even easier to use than a hardcopy of RIC.
It was undoubtedly a valuable and precious object for many native groups. But that is not, in my opinion, enough to make a "copper economy."
The thread title sounds like you stubbed your toe. "MCQfQn! That hurt!"
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