Yes, CT has been a great forum and a catalyst for my reentry into ancient coins.
Thank you. Yes, Byzantine coins provide a window on a world in which the west was in decline, the so-called dark ages. How "dark" they were is a...
Thank you. Nice coins, and I clearly see what you mean by traditionalist. My dad used of operate juke boxes at various restaurants in Detroit,...
Thank you, Terence. That's an impressive background and scholarly as well. I well understand the issue of being over-diversified in your...
Very nice coins, Al. That Hellenistic tetradrachm at the lop is absolutely beautiful! Ancients coins are truly individual. No two coins are...
The Agathokles tetradrachm came to me somewhat toned. It was stored in a yellow, cotton lined 2x2 envelope for probably about 30 years, so I...
Thank you. I might have one or two more Syracusan tetradrachms to photograph, and the owls are numerous to say the least. I would love to see...
Thank you. I am interested in how other collections changed, or more or less stayed the same over time. Lots of things happen that causes us to...
I've been in a reflective phase lately. I suppose retirement leads one to think about the past, with the dictates of holding down a job and...
The whole question of legality is a sticky one, even for coins with a providence. The central problem is in the details. Some coins come out of...
That's a very nice coin, kazuma78, at a nice grade! The centering of the obverse is particularly nice. Here's my Philip II tetradrachm, a...
Very nice examples in this thread! Here's an obol that I received as a thank you gift for another purchase. It and the other coin came from a US...
T Thank you. I am especially attracted to the wonderful, dynamic modeling of the bull, which is also associated with Poseidon. One can...
"I enjoy seeing the various effects of time's paintbrush on these bronze coins." Both elegantly and poetically stated.
Your post reminded me to check the Lucania, Thourioi double nomos that I have. It has the same format: ΘOΥΡIΩN, with a wide space between the Ω...
I came across this stater from Syracuse, 344-317 BC, Third Democracy, with what appears to be the change in the second to last character in the...
Lovely! Here is a piece by Rameau, Suite en la Gavotte et six Doubles. [MEDIA]
The Baroque era was the apex in roller die struck coinage. One of the best examples of this technology, at its height, is the series of 50 reales...
I know that I am REALLY late replying...sorry. I cannot find that coin now, but I did find one very much like it from a CNG auction, their...
Yes, very nice! I really like the hard patina and the color contrasts. That's what makes an ancient coin so unique.
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