I'm returning to CT and will not be posting on numis forums going forward. I've acquired this little coin that seems to have a mystery attached to...
CALABRIA. Tarentum. Circa 380-325 BC. Hemiobol (Silver, 7 mm, 0.17 g, 12 h). Shell. Rev. Double crescent; above and below, pellet. HN III 926....
Haven't purchased many coins this year, actually buying is a fraction of last years. This type has eluded me for years and on average I may see...
Some rare some common, all starting $.99 https://www.ebay.com/itm/284335799077?hash=item4233bbfb25:g:JTMAAOSw4qBfU283 [ATTACH] Alexander II...
I am soliciting opinions on this one and adding a poll. The 1st one I contacted was Nicolas Molinari who was doubtful but couldn't say either way...
I recently acquired not one but two unpublished coins this week. The first one comes from the ΔEΛ mint. Not much is known about this mint other...
Typically kings of the Seleucid line have epitaphs such as Nicator (victor) or Soter (saviour), but if you are king and don't live long enough,...
https://www.ebay.com/itm/284076702423 [ATTACH] IONIA, Uncertain. Circa 625-600 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (9mm, 2.53 g). Phokaic standard....
In March I won a few coins from Zeus Numismatics, but when I opened the package one of the lots was missing. The issue was sorted but I lost out...
I'm sure this is some drop ship thing, but found it amusing. [ATTACH] Can I get a price check for the ancients aisle... Even sadder is this coin...
My coin finally showed up and wanted to see how many I could find. I wasn't concerned with the type, denomination, or legend break ect, but with...
Still waiting for my last in the mail, but need to post these otherwise 2019 will be over. Presented in the order I received them. This year was...
[ATTACH] Ionia 625 to 600 BC Uncertain Mint EL 1/24 Stater Obvs: Raised swastika Revs: Incuse square punch 7mm, 0.66g SNG von Aulock 1778 Ex...
I like to believe that I've become good at identifying bronze Seleucid coins by only looking at the obverse and am right most of the time. When I...
I like coins that present a mystery, and this one has yet to be solved. Some background will be needed as most are probably unaware of this issue...
I had my first experience with Ebay charging sales tax on a sell I made yesterday. They added 7% to the invoice on a ancient coin sold to Rhode...
I remember when these came out, they were thought to be real, then later all fake. Now it seems the consensus is some are real, but modern copies...
[ATTACH] https://www.ebay.com/itm/283518815629 Osca After 204 BC AR Drachm Obvs: Male head right, Ж٣ behind. Revs: Horseman holding spear right,...
Looks like I'm late yet again to the party as I wanted to develop zoomable 360 photos like CNG just started using. [ATTACH] Seems to work well...
Continuing my 4 part series on anonymous civic coinage which happens to coincide with my 1000th CT post I present my findings for the IOVI series....
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