Fantastic Silver Trihemiobol (or obol?) from Thasos (Greece), 400 - 350 BCE Obverse: Satyr running and holding Kylix Reverse: Volute Krater...
I was recently at my local coin shop, and a slab caught my eye. It was an NGC vault box slab of Faustina the Elder. It was buffed to a mirror...
I am currently taking a course on the Punic War, and think I might start a small sub-collection of Carthaginian allies. I am keeping my eyes open...
My write-up draws much of its information from the Bruttians' Wikipedia page, Livy's Hannibal's War (23.11), and Forum ancient coins:...
Lovely! Such a fun region to collect
E22 from Bruttia, the Brettian League, 215-205 BC [ATTACH] Obverse: Zeus head right within laurel wreathe (unfortunately the patina is heavily...
Thank you for the detailed comment! Unfortunately, I have been unable to find any papers on the series - though there may be some works out...
I'd reckon. The imagery also supports this idea!
The one coin that isn't holed still seems to have either been holed at one point and plugged, or was not punched hard enough to break through....
Some time ago, I purchased a lot of 5 unidentified tesserae for $25. All five have a lovely star and crescent design and quite interesting...
Thanks! Yes it is Augustus. He would often just put his bust as this was enough to convey his power. I think you are right about the Victory to...
I’ve always loved depictions of Victory on coinage, and this particular one struck me. So I decided to draw it! [ATTACH] The drawings a bit rough...
Lovely coin! This is another type I've been wanting to find
Here is a lovely obol I bought last Saturday. The reverse is quite fun - the crescent and wolf immediately made me think about werewolves lol....
Thanks! This coin eluded me for months, man was it good to find it!
I did! Turns out it is from Ilion/Troy. It's a really lovely find :)
lovely coin!
18 years in Winston for me lol. It is a really lovely state.
That bee with the magistrate is lovely! I’m from N.C. so I can second your claim.
That's a stunner! I got to handle a similar coin at Baldwins a while back. Ephesus knew how to make a nice coin.
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