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The style on this Maroneia tet is quite unusual, very interesting (and nice  ). |
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 United States
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I really liked BenByfield's Eudoxia coin. The Greek goddess Victory became an angel on Byzantine coins by simply moving the sash or belt from below the breasts to the waist thus changing the sex from female to male.
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United Kingdom
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Wow! I might actually get some votes!
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United States
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Coin #1: Drachm of Nero, struck at Caesarea, Cappodocia, 63/4 AD: OBV: NERO CLAVD DIVI CLAVD F CAESAR AVG GERM, laureate head of Nero right. REV: DIVOS CLAVD AVGVST GERMANIC PATER AVG, Claudius' laureate head right   Coin #2. Denarius of Julia Domna struck at Rome, 194 AD: OBV: IVLIA DOMNA AVG, draped bust right REV: VENERI VICTR, Venus standing right, naked to waist, leaning on column to left, holding palm and apple   |
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Coin #1 Philip I Philadelphus (Philip I The Brother Loving) AR Tetradrachm (Lifetime Issue) Antioch, Syria mint c. 95-83 BC Obverse: Diademed Bust of Philip I of Syria right. All within Fillet Border Reverse: Zeus seated holding Nike presenting wreath Flanked by Inscription Baslieou Philippou Epiphanou Philadelphou (of King Philip Philadelphos (God) Manifest) Coins bearing the deified Bust of Philip, the last Seleucid King continued to be minted for nearly a century under the Romans.  |
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Wow => pulling-out all of the stops and going for the "Babe factor", eh Bing? ... well played my friend, well played!!  |
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Coin#2 Phoenicia, Ardos AR Stater c.450 BC I chose this coin because of the advanced age and the fact their is an unknown deity on the obverse. The reverse features an ancient vessel over water with Punic Letter above. The Phoenicians (Canaanites) are credited with the invention of long distance ocean going vessel, as they were delivering wood and precious metals from the Lebanon to Pharaonic Egypt. The obverse Deity could be...The experts have no consensus. 1) Ba'al...most likely 2) Zeus...Equated with Ba'al. 3) Poseidon...I think this one...? 4) An incarnation of Melkart (Hercules) Interesting....  |
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I just realized that JW's second coin shows a lot of back....I mean reverse...
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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Ancient noob - I see what you mean!
Does that count as a die crack?
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Edited by Bing
10/09/2012 6:39 pm
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Quote:
Does that count as a die crack?  |
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Coin # 1... Byzantine Bronze Follis.. Ob. Jesus Christ facing, holding 4 Gospels.. Rev. in Greek...Jesus Christ...King of Kings.. Very large..35mm x 16.60 g. This is my Avatar and my pocket piece.. The Gospel According to John.. In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God and and the Word was God ( Jesus Christ). He ( Jesus Christ) was in the beginning with God.   |
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@Eng... Holy Christ! ..... The coin just rocks, great obverse condition.. Legible and gospels in hand...faboulous in everyway! Great coin of a "popular" deity!
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