I couldn't agree with you more @Sallent....but large Tets are pretty cool too;) Uh oh, Are we back in the gutter again?!?:eek::D
Of course:)
Considering my avatar of Hannibal, I have surprisingly few examples of Punic coins....just three nice bronzes and I've always been after a nice...
Super posts and thread!! Even a non-Byzantine guy like me can appreciate it all.
Great coin @ro1974, Congrats!!! Lovely dupondius!! I would've thought it was an As too. Luckily, we have David :) I also love that strained...
Very Nice OP and super posts everyone!! I have a very worn denarius that I can never photograph very well-----perhaps that's why I love the big...
Fantastic!!!! Huge congrats on acquiring such a wonderfully rare coin!! I loved your write-up almost as much as I LOVE that sestertius !!! I...
Fantastic posts everyone!!!:woot::woot: Thanks so much for contributing!!!:) Hmmm, I think for the immediate future I may just focus on the...
Cool coin!! And apparently quite scarce...Congrats!!!!...
Absolutely!!!
WOW!!! What an incredible series of posts!! Crap, now I caught the @Jwt708 urge to collect the entire dynasty.... My more modest examples:...
I'm generally not in favor of cleaning except by those far more skilled than I....but it seems to be progressing well with the 'gentle' method and...
I'll add this Tet of Demeter and Poseidon---it takes both right??? Demeter is the goddess of the harvest and agriculture, who presided over...
Yes, you are absolutely right....but very minor in my eyes and I think it adds to the allure of the coin. Thanks for all the kind...
Excellent reshoot @chrsmat71 !! That's a fantastic tray @Jwt708 !!!
Although I'm not a big fan of the later generations of the successors to Alexander, I do LOVE big silvery Tets, especially when they are well...
Rather than post another 'Hieron', I'll throw in this modest bronze of Agathokles: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Ae-19mm under Agathokles, 317-295 BC.,...
Gorgeous posts!!! EXCELLENT!!! That's a super coin!! Congrats @Sallent !!!
Wonderful posts!! This is not so early, no dolphins and it's an Ae AS but I think it's kinda cool and interesting (not to mention a cheap...
Very nice coin and a amazing photo!! Sadly, not a single example from Alexandria in my collection:( I'll bet @TIF has one....
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