[ATTACH] [ATTACH] Two AE coins of Rhesaena, Mesopotamia (Arabic Ras al-'ayn, Kurdish Serê Kaniyê) minted under Caracalla. Reverses : LEG III / P...
[ATTACH] Byblos (Jebail, Lebanon) - 1/8 shekel of Adramelek (IVth C. BC), AR 8-10 mm Obv.: galley sailing left with two hoplites on board,...
Interesting collection... The Holy Grail of such a collection would be this unique gold coin of Shapur I. It is presently in the Elaziğ Museum of...
There are many ancient coins showing sea related images I like this hellenistic bronze coin of Arados. It was a typical Phoenician city on a tiny...
Last Sunday I was visting a museum and I saw this picture : [ATTACH] The Vocation of Saint Matthew, by Hendrick Ter Brugghen, c. 1620. He was a...
probably RIC III Antoninus Pius 119
Probably RIC III Antoninus Pius 119
My opinion is you should not clean it at all. If cleaned, it will just be another AE radiate. But as it is, you can see on the reverse the very...
I think the opposite. Would you say drugs production and trafficking is OK because it helps poor people feeding their families? Sounds anarchist...
Not sure there is an Aramaic letter behind Antiochus' neck. It could be just a lock of hair. Look at this Alexander Zabinas tetradrachm: he has a...
Nice antoninianus, but what do you think about the sestertius? The laurel wreath and the name AEMILIANV seem much tooled. Are you sure it was a...
[ATTACH] Another one with Sol on the reverse.
More seriously, in the Middle East when a hoard is found and secured by the authorities, they sometimes make an inventory and stick on each coin a...
A real unbelievable WTF story, but true! Ancient coins dealers use the same methods as drugs or arms traffickers. To detect hidden drugs or...
It's not Monday, I know, it's Tuesday but here are two medieval Armenian coins [ATTACH] Armenia, Hethum II (1289-1306), AE kardez, AE 22mm....
A simpulum, OK... I first believed it was a toilet seat. Pontius Pilatus paid much attention to hygiene. [IMG] OK, sorry... :(...
[ATTACH] Trajan, quadrans Obv.: IMP CAES TRAIAN AVG GERM, bust of Hercules lauretate wearing lion-skin, right Rev.: boar walking right, exergue S...
[ATTACH] Commodus, sestertius, Rome 181-2 Obv.: MCOMMODVS ANTONINVSAVG Rev.: TRP VIII IMP IIII COS III P P / S C - Annona standing left, holding...
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Congrats ! That's interesting.
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