20120113

Greece; Macedon, Alexander III BCE 336-323

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AR Obol;  0.69 g, 9 mm, Ake mint c. BCE 326/5 Price 3253 var. O: Hd of Herakles r. in lion skin R: inscription off flan, Zeus Aeotophor...
20120106

Greece/Seleucid; Antiochus VII Sidetes BCE 138-129 New Variety Tyrian Drachm

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AR Drachm (Attic weight), 19 mm, 3.86 g, Tyre mint c. BCE 138-134 off flan (see below for date confirmation). SC 2108.2 var, HSC 1080 L (...
20111217

Greece/Pontus; Amisos, Time of Mithradates VI Eupator BCE 120-63

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AE 19 mm, 8.2 g c. BCE 85-65 SNG BMC Black Sea 1177-1183 v, Sear 3642, SNG XI Stancomb 687-690 O: Aegis R: Nike advancing r with pal...
20111202

England; James I 1603-1625

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AR Sixpence, 1603, 25 mm (2.84 g) second bust, mm thistle O: IACOBVS DG ANG SCO FRA ET HIB REX, VI in field R: EXVRGAT DEVS DISSIPENT...
20111123

Great Britain; a few Hanoverian Farthings 1714-1837

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George II (1727-1760) S. 3722 George III (1760-1820) Soho mint 1799, S.3779 George IV (1820-1830) S. 3822 William IV (1830-1837) S. ...
20111031

Priceless Treasure of Benghazi Stolen

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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2055283/Libya-Robbers-loot-priceless-Treasure-Benghazi-bank-vault.html This speaks for itself and ...
20111029

Brazil; 1000 Rs 1922 Centenary of Independence Error

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KM 532.2  Unc. Obs depicts Dom Pedro I and Pres. Epitacio Pessoa and you will note the error in the ex where BRASIL is spelled BBASIL . This...

Brazil; 1000 Rs 1932 4th Centenary of Colonization

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KM#531 Unc   The obs. depicts Martim Afonso de Souza (c 1500-1571) for more info on de Souza go to this URL http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ma...

Great Britain; Festival of Britain Crown 1951

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S. 4111 unc. CuNi     Festival of Britain info

Update

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Since I have a somewhat substantial and always growing collection of worldwide coins accumulated since I was a kid from my travels and those...
20111017

Islamic/ Artuqids of Mardin; Najm ad-din Alpi AH 547-572/CE 1152-1176

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AE Dirham; 31 mm, 11.95 g, 2h, obs. slightly double struck Spengler/Sayles 27 O: based on obs of a tetradrachm of Antiochus VII Sid...
20111014

Greece/Seleucid; Seleucus I Nicator BCE 312-281

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AE 21 mm, 8.82 g, Antioch mint, circa BCE 300-295 O: laureate hd of Apollo r, with wavy locks on back of neck, dotted border. R: BAΣΙΛΕ...
20111013

Greece/Seleucid; Demetrius I Soter BCE 162-150

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AE 24 mm serrate (3 mm thick), 14.37 g,  Antioch mint. SC 1644, HSC 821 (S) O: laureate hd of Apollo r, hair twisted in long plait on ba...

Greece/Seleucid; Demetrius I Soter BCE 162-150

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AE 24 mm serrate (6 mm thick), 18.01 g, Perhaps Antioch mint. SC 1648 variety unlisted without controls O: laureate hd of Apollo...
20110929

Greece/Pontos; Amisos, Time of Mithradates VI Eupator BCE 120-63

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AE 25mm, 13.46 g c. BCE 115-c. 89/88 BMC 13. 18, 61, Sear 3639 O: Mithradates as Perseus wearing a Phrygian helmet R: Pegasus grazing...
20110916

Greece/Seleucid; Alexander I Balas BCE 152-145

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AR Drachm, 18 mm, 3.59g, Antioch mint, BCE 149/8-148/7 SC 1785.5b, CSE 185, SMA 173 O: Diademed hd of Alexander I r., clean shaven o...
20110902

Ancient Coins and the Cultural Property Debate; another installment

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http://numismatics.org/wikiuploads/DigitalPublications/WitschonkeTompaFinal.pdf
20110825

Greece/Seleucid; Antiochus XII c. BCE 87/6-84/3 Two Bronzes

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AE 19 mm, 7.29 g, 12h, Damascus mint c. BCE 85/4-84/3 SC 2478 O: diad and draped bust of Ant XII r with short curly beard, diad ends fa...