Beautiful page, a pleasure to read! Do you think there's any merit to McGregor's interpretation, that Dafne is turning away from the symbols of...
Every time Dafne coins come up I feel compelled to quote a bit of my essay on these from a previous post, as they constitute some of the earliest...
I've been doing something very similar lately - buying Islamic issues without really knowing anything about them, particularly coins that I can...
Obliquely. Aretas IV was the father of Phasaelis, who was originally married to Herod Antipas. Herod dumps Phasaelis for Herodias. John the...
Doug, I know you have a handful of Seleucid issues, so the Philip I may not be your first coin from Damascus. Still, it's a great find - I would...
I happen to have a hexas of Kentoripai. I like yours better. I don't know of any other types that have a plow-only reverse - plows are usually...
Congratulations to everyone on some great scores! There's nothing like winning. [ATTACH]
Great coin Mat and thanks for the link red_spork!
Say, that looks familiar. ;) Here's the large resolution image if you'd like... [ATTACH]
I agree with TIF's points as to the fabric of the coin, but I would also mention context. If I'm not mistaken, was that not a coin recently...
How about Nabataeans? The earliest coins are the Proto-Nabataean overstrikes of the mid-3rd century BC. Two of the kings had two queens each, so...
True. Just wondering if there is some general consensus.
This little chunk of silver no longer belongs to me but I was charmed by its thick planchet (4mm), high relief, and high fineness. It comes from...
This forum has gotten disgusting lately.
The real question is, what facet of earlier American culture did ancient Rome (and Greece) NOT influence?
Were you planning on cleaning any of the OP coins? Because they look A-OK to me as is.
I thought as much. I had several Israeli dealers contact me with "great" deals on coins that were no longer going to be available, at only twice...
Unfortunately yes. The Israeli government has decided to crack down on us evil coin collectors. But a part of me wonders if it's a ploy to drive...
That's probably what it looked like when it came out.
Cheeky bastard!
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