[ATTACH] Anonymous Early 4th c. AD Alexandria mint Obvs: DEO SARAPIDI, Bearded bust of Sarapis right, wearing modius. Revs: SANCTO NILO. River-god...
The "wounds" he claims seeing look like die breaks, except for the forehead. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Must have been harder to do that than all twelve labours of Heracles! Very impressive all shown together.
Here is a real one for comparison, I only have his in bronze. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
How did you come by this coin, as it's a modern replica of a drachm of Diodotus Tryphon. Completely wrong style.
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Really depends on the mint and which standard they use. Antioch on the Attic standard for instance in the 130's BCE you can expect an average in...
Hopefully you wanted a Seleucus instead of a Alexander o_O The inscription is BAΣIΛIEΩΣ ΣEΛEYKOY, not that of Alexander and minted well after his...
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My guess is a Byzantine lead seal. You can see if you can make an indentation on the thinnest part with your fingernail.
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Well that explains it. I got caught up in the AAH craze and purchased some of their fake Istro's in the mid 2000's. They were selling a lot of...
That coin is twice the size of yours at 19mm and weighs 6.37g and has a longer inscription. Yours is like this one. [ATTACH]
This one came from them with no problems. [ATTACH]
That's interesting, because that is exactly what I was thinking. That seller/forger copies rare coins that look like the OP based out of the UK I...
Our German Shepherd Diesel had a sudden paralysis of his rear legs 3 weeks ago. He was 12. [ATTACH]
I made this map several years ago, but my new site will use Google earth. [ATTACH] This coin was purchased from a seller in the middle east that...
Your coin is Demetrios II, you can tell by the style of the stern. I can't make out the date, your options are: LIΞP SE 167 LHΞP SE 168 LΘΞP SE...
Those port cities had some interesting types. [ATTACH] Demetrios I Tyre 154 BC Obvs: Demitrios diademed right. Revs: War galley stern terminating...
For regnal years the only ones that fit are 255 and 262. I include 262 because it could be XXXIIII on that small flan. Neither gives a matching...
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