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Coin Photography, Conservation and Storage / Re: How to Break Open NGC Slab

« Last post by Ron C2 on April 20, 2024, 08:09:53 pm »

when I saw the link to that book, my initial thoughts were "can this be real??"

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The Members' Gallery / Re: A big upgrade from the Weise collection - Ron C2's latest gallery coins

« Last post by Ron C2 on April 20, 2024, 07:31:52 pm »

Another huge acquisition (for me) from the Weise collection - a MUCH better example of an Archelaus coin (though not perfect, there are some reverse flan flaws - some of the coin's fabric looks to have flaked off in antiquity - and there is some wear, though not a lot)  from Cappadocia than my previous example (both of these were hard to get - this is actually a pretty rare coin).  The obverse may be a die match - hard to say for certain. 

Lovely toning on this one and I have the provenance back to at least 1992.

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pid=187125

and here's the lesser example I already had:

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pid=179906

Pretty happy with this upgrade to my kings of Cappadocia gallery.

I also added a really high condition Septimius Severus RIC 516 (Laodicea) from another auction in Prague. 

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pid=187136

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Forum numizmatyki antycznej po polsku / Re: Piękne zdobycze: od Dioklecjana do Anastazjusza I

« Last post by Dariusz M on April 20, 2024, 06:50:23 pm »

Pewnie ma pan rację. Szukam dziury w całym.

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Forum numizmatyki antycznej po polsku / Re: Piękne zdobycze: od Dioklecjana do Anastazjusza I

« Last post by Lech Stępniewski on April 20, 2024, 06:44:45 pm »

No chyba że rzeczywiście to, co wziąłem za C to jakieś niedobite R.

Chyba wszystko stąd, że to szerokie "M" (ale niewiele szersze od "N") wziął Pan za "MA".

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Forum numizmatyki antycznej po polsku / Re: Piękne zdobycze: od Dioklecjana do Anastazjusza I

« Last post by Dariusz M on April 20, 2024, 06:36:06 pm »

No chyba że rzeczywiście to, co wziąłem za C to jakieś niedobite R.

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Forum numizmatyki antycznej po polsku / Re: Piękne zdobycze: od Dioklecjana do Anastazjusza I

« Last post by Dariusz M on April 20, 2024, 06:34:56 pm »

Miałem na myśli coś takiego:

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Classical Numismatics Books and References Discussion Forum / Re: Klaus Vondrovec Coins of the Iranian Huns and their Successors

« Last post by Virgil H on April 20, 2024, 06:32:43 pm »

Thank you, Dominic, I will contact him. That is indeed the way to go. I have seen many people like him that are very nice and open to inquiries from non-academics like me and have had some wonderful exchanges with folks like him.

Virgil

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Classical Numismatics Books and References Discussion Forum / Re: Klaus Vondrovec Coins of the Iranian Huns and their Successors

« Last post by Dominic T on April 20, 2024, 06:19:58 pm »

I believe Dr. Klaus Vondrovec is still the curator of the Vienna Münzkabinet.You could directly contact him there to have more details on the book. I e-mailed him in the past for a question about the museum, and he is a real gentleman who will be happy to help you.
DT

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Forum numizmatyki antycznej po polsku / Re: Piękne zdobycze: od Dioklecjana do Anastazjusza I

« Last post by Lech Stępniewski on April 20, 2024, 06:02:55 pm »

Zgodnie z opisami katalogowymi powinno być „D N MARCIANVS P F AVC”, ale ja widzę tam „(D N) MARCIIANVS P F (AVC)” z podwójną literą „I”.

Nie jestem znawcą mennictwa V stulecia, ale widzę tam MARCIANVS albo najwyżej MACCIANVS. Choć pierwsze "C" to raczej zdefektowane "R". Ale na pewno nie MARCIIANVS. Tyle liter żadnym sposobem nie mogę upchnąć.

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Medieval, Islamic and Crusader Coins Discussion Forum / Re: Pre-Islamic goddess? Help needed

« Last post by Britannicus on April 20, 2024, 06:00:10 pm »

I think we might be getting closer...

Ishtar's famous title was "the Queen of Heaven". Her cult survived into Chjristian times, buit she also morphed into other goddesses like Astarte and Aphrodite ("Ourania", the "Heavenly One").

According to Wikipedia: "Worship of Venus deities possibly connected to Inanna/Ishtar was known in Pre-Islamic Arabia right up until the Islamic period. Isaac of Antioch (d. 406 AD) says that the Arabs worshipped 'the Star' (kawkabta), also known as Al-Uzza, which many identify with Venus. Isaac also mentions an Arabian deity named Baltis, which according to Jan Retsö most likely was another designation for Ishtar. In pre-Islamic Arabian inscriptions themselves, it appears that the deity known as Allat was also a Venusian deity."

So at the moment I'm guessing that this little object was connected with a pre-Islamic Arabian sky-goddess cult. But it would be good to know whether anyone has ever seen anything similar?