The DEMOS auction terms on Biddr say “We send all our parcels and letters with the Polish Post Office.” The Internet name registery,...
Triton XVII, lot 120 was an Olynthos tetradrachm. https://cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=246353 That tetradrachm is similar in appearance to the...
Mask of Medusa (or skin?) for a hat: [ATTACH] Cilicia, Aigeai. 68/9 AD. 11.6g, AE27 Head of Perseus right, wearing cap and gorgoneion surmounted...
Check out the artist Stephen Sack, who has built a career on photographing coin patina....
In the last 20 years there has been speculation that the Antikythera mechanism was known in ancient times as the sphere of Billaros mentioned by...
Many of the bidders know the USA has agreed to an MOU with Turkey. https://coinsweekly.com/will-the-usa-implement-a-new-mou-with-turkey/ If the...
Here is the planet Mars itself: [ATTACH] Sayles and Spengler write that it is not the god Mars, but "an astrological representation of the planet...
Wings on both Medusa and the sword used to kill her: [ATTACH] Rome, moneyer Sabula, 74 BC, fourrée denarius, 2.96g 18mm [ATTACH] Pontos,...
I don't recognize it. Do you believe it shows Arabic writing? I can't read Arabic.
Yes Massa! Here is a silver. The character on this one is "Na". [ATTACH] later series AR 1/2 unit, 1.29g, 7mm Obv: Character Na Ref: Mitchener...
Most collectors slowly ramp up quality. Buy at least one really nice coin. Try to get a bargain on it — look for a $500 coin you can get for...
@Deacon Ray thanks for the new picture. I suspect you have a Medusa bronze from the eastern mint of Seleucia on the Tigris. They come in three...
Here is a Roman Republican issue: [ATTACH] L. Plautius Plancus. 47 B.C. AR denarius (18 mm, 3.62 g). Brockage strike. Rome. Ref: Crawford...
Ray, could you post the size, weight, and another picture of the one on the bottom? The KA monogram issues from Sardes are rare and the style on...
After 20 years of handling ancient coins I finally broke one. [ATTACH] India Amirs of Multan, Shibl 840-861/4 AD, AR Damma, Brahmi Jayanta...
I really like your graphic, showing the letters of the inscription! Here is a silver coin I believe was minted under Skandagupta Karmaditya. Did...
Yet most collectors at shows ask to see a coin and tilt it in their hands before purchasing. A good video can reveal luster in great coins. It...
The ACCG case was coins in private hands in the UK, but minted in Cyprus, which the ACCG tried to import into the United States. Because of the...
I own it. An important book. The author reproduces one plate from each firm to show what they looked like. Better would have been to offer,...
During the 1700s when people were deciding this stuff they often looked at the headgear. Laurel wreath=Apollo, simple corn wreath=Kore. Here is...
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