Message:

<p>[QUOTE=&quot;chrsmat71, post: 1990336, member: 42634&quot;]hi all,</p><p>i purchased these in June as part of my summer coin surge, but didn&#039;t get them until recently.&nbsp; since it&#039;s officially fall, i guess i&#039;ll start a new thread.&nbsp; both of these are lower end coins, but somewhat rare.&nbsp; the closest thing i come to collecting specifically is square indo-greek bronze coins, so any time i see rarer ones for a reasonable price, i jump on them.&nbsp; here&#039;s the first...sorry for the background..a failed experiment.&nbsp; then i overwrote the original picture, then i gave up.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://s1241.photobucket.com/user/chrsmat71/media/misc%20ancients%20and%20medieval%20coins/102_5181_zps0e575f6e.jpg.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://s1241.photobucket.com/user/chrsmat71/media/misc%20ancients%20and%20medieval%20coins/102_5181_zps0e575f6e.jpg.html" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://i1241.photobucket.com/albums/gg513/chrsmat71/misc%20ancients%20and%20medieval%20coins/102_5181_zps0e575f6e.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><font size="4"><b><b>Philoxenus</b></b></font></p><p><font size="4"><b><b>100-95 BC</b></b></font></p><p><font size="4"><b><b>Bronze Quadruple</b></b></font></p><p><font size="4"><b>Weight: 7.5 gm. </b></font></p><p><font size="4"><b> Dimensions: 20 x 19 mm </b></font></p><p><font size="4"><b>O: City goddess (or Demeter?) standing left, holding cornucopia, and bestowing blessing</b></font></p><p><font size="4"><b>with outstretched right hand, monogram below at left,</b></font></p><p><font size="4"><b>Greek legend around: BAΣIΛEΩΣ / ANIKHTOY / ΦIΛOΞENOY</b></font></p><p><font size="4"><b>R: Humped bull standing right, Kharoshthi <i>va</i> below,</b></font></p><p><font size="4"><b>Kharoshthi legend around: <i>maharajasa / apadihatasa / philasinasa</i></b></font></p><p><font size="4"><b>Reference: Mitchiner 344</b></font></p><p><br /></p><p><font size="4">Attribution mainly lifted from coininda, which is a great place...</font></p><p><br /></p><p><font size="4"><a href="http://coinindia.com/galleries-philoxenus.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://coinindia.com/galleries-philoxenus.html" rel="nofollow">http://coinindia.com/galleries-philoxenus.html</a></font></p><p><font size="4"><br /></font></p><p><font size="4">this coin did have some BD, notice the spots.&nbsp; i scraped all loose stuff off, soaked in distilled water, picked again just to be sure, baked in the oven...then soaked in verdi-care.&nbsp; we&#039;ll see how it goes.</font></p><p><br /></p><p><font size="4">i&#039;ll post my other later this evening. </font></p><p><br /></p><p><font size="4">feel free to post any of your budget indo-greeks!&nbsp; </font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

Your name or email address:

Do you already have an account?

• No, create an account now.
• Yes, my password is:
• Forgot your password?

Stay logged in