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Offline Virgil H

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Re: Virgil H Gallery
« Reply #51 on: September 02, 2022, 11:51:23 pm »
Hi Robert L3,

Thanks for those comments on the Elymais coin attributions. See my comments within the quote. I have made appropriate edits in the gallery.

Quote from: Robert L3 on August 09, 2022, 10:31:28 am

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pid=176673
Did you mean to call it a 16.1 (rather than 16.1.1) for the general type?
VH: Yes, I did, thanks for catching this one

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pid=176684
I think narrowing this one down even more may be possible. I would call this a 16.1.1-3A.b
You can see the retrograde, outside-in, shortened letter sequence at left. And you can see the retrograde, outside-in YPWΔ starting at about 7:00 and continuing counter-clockwise. The reasons I would go with 1-3A.b for this one instead of the similar 1-3A.c is (1) I think that BACIΛEYK has been reduced to about four letters on your coin (as it is in VH’s illustration of 1-3A.b), and (2) the rendering of the C at 10:00 is sort of as a little “K” on both your coin and VH’s illustration for "b".
VH: I have edited this one to 16.1.1-3Ab. This is a tough one. To be honest, I didn't use those sub-letters for any of the coins because I didn't realize they were refinements of the type.

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pid=176660
I might have called this one a VH 14.1.1-1A just based on seeing a clear “TH” reading from inside-out at 4:00. The rest of the legend is too corrupted to be of much help, I think.
VH: Agree on this one, thanks for the comment

Thanks again,
Virgil

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Re: Virgil H Gallery
« Reply #52 on: September 03, 2022, 09:27:32 am »
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Re: Virgil H Gallery
« Reply #53 on: September 06, 2022, 11:06:21 pm »

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Re: Virgil H Gallery
« Reply #54 on: September 12, 2022, 06:43:52 pm »
Great progress on your gallery Virgil.

It's interesting to see where your interest have gone over time.
My Ancient Coin Gallery: Click here

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Re: Virgil H Gallery
« Reply #55 on: September 12, 2022, 08:02:36 pm »
Thanks Ron,
I do have some eclectic interests because literally everything interests me. With my Gallery, I started with my miscellaneous trays that have the Elymais and Thessaly coins plus some other small and somewhat random groups (Byzantine, Crusader, and Kabul Local issues). There may be a bit more coherence when I get to the Greek and Roman trays, but even many of those are fairly random, with the possible exception of the Pontos/Paphlagonia(Sinope) stuff. I will say, I am narrowing my interests a bit as time goes on, but those interests are still widespread.

Cheers,
Virgil

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Re: Virgil H Gallery
« Reply #56 on: September 13, 2022, 01:58:56 am »
I like the Thessaly group a lot, particularly the Larissas. Looking forward to the Greeks!

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Re: Virgil H Gallery
« Reply #57 on: September 13, 2022, 02:08:45 pm »
Thanks, Peter!

Virgil

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Re: Virgil H Gallery
« Reply #58 on: September 13, 2022, 10:47:14 pm »
Just got my Crusader coins uploaded. All except one are from the Frankish Crusader State, the Principality of Achaea. This is a group I feel I can collect a complete set, plus it cpmbines my fascination with the Crusades with my Greek interests.

Crusaders
Crusaders, Lordship of Tyre, Philip of Montfort: https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pid=177021

Crusaders: Principality of Achaea. Guillaume II de Villehardouin: https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pid=177022

Crusaders, Principality of Achaea, Charles II of Anjou: https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pid=177023

Crusaders, Principality of Achaea, Isabelle de Villehardouin: https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pid=177024

Crusaders, Principality of Achaea, Philip of Savoy: https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pid=177025

Crusaders, Principality of Achaea, Philip I of Taranto: https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pid=177026

Crusaders, Principality of Achaea, Mahaut (Maud) of Hainaut: https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pid=177027

Crusaders, Principality of Achaea, Florent of Hainaut: https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pid=177028

Cheers,
Virgil

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Re: Virgil H Gallery
« Reply #59 on: September 14, 2022, 10:31:30 pm »
Just uploaded my two local issues of Kabul into a folder I hope grows in the future. This folder will contain coins from Afghanistan, primarily from the period 500 - 1200 AD. Perhaps I will put Bactrian coins here if and when I get any, but my main interests here are Nezak, Turki, Hindu Shahis, and Ghazanavids, as the bridge from ancients through the beginnings of Muslim rule of the area in what is now Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Kabul, Local Issues, Shahis of Kabul and Gandhara, Spalapati Deva: https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pid=177029

Kabul, Local Issues, Shahis of Kabul and Gandhara, Kamaluka “Khudarayaka”: https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pid=177030

Cheers,
Virgil

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Re: Virgil H Gallery
« Reply #60 on: September 20, 2022, 04:28:23 pm »
Interesting, I really like your Elymais collection. I was not aware of these yet and also like the design. Worth continuing to complete this one.

Do you also plan to expand into greco-bactrian, kushan or sasanian coinage?

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Re: Virgil H Gallery
« Reply #61 on: September 20, 2022, 04:59:55 pm »
Hi Kingston,
Thanks for your comments. I am interested in everything (unfortunately LOL), but I have to try to limit things. I am interested in the medieval coinage of Ghandara and also entered in anything minted in the area of present day Afghanistan, so none of these will be totally off limits, but if I do get some, I will probably be focused on specific mints. My finding Elymais was kind of accidental, but it has become my most focused grouping. My other major focus is Pontos and Phaplogonia.

Cheers,
Virgil

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Re: Virgil H Gallery
« Reply #62 on: September 20, 2022, 11:55:48 pm »
We are moving into my Greek coins of Asia Minor now. I tend to put Sinope/Paphlagonia in a similar category as Pontos, but have them in separate folders here. First up are a few from Sinope. I have quite a few more from Amisos, Pontos.

Greek, Paphlagonia, Sinope, 350/30-300 BC: https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pid=177117

Greek, Paphlagonia, Sinope, 105-85 BC: https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pid=177118

Greek, Paphlagonia, Sinope, 105-85 BC: https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pid=177119

Greek, Paphlagonia, Sinope, 85-65 BC: https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pid=177120

Cheers,
Virgil

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Re: Virgil H Gallery
« Reply #63 on: October 04, 2022, 05:57:55 pm »
Just added a new coin to my Afghanistan, Ancient and Medieval folder. This is the earliest coin I have in this area of interest,

Nezak Shahis of Kapisa-Gandhara, Anonymous Napki Malik
circa AD 484/90-500/15

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pid=177430

Thanks,
Virgil

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Re: Virgil H Gallery
« Reply #64 on: October 04, 2022, 10:00:19 pm »
I know nothing about them but that is an impressive portrait style

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Re: Virgil H Gallery
« Reply #65 on: October 04, 2022, 10:04:51 pm »
Great addition. Congrats.

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Re: Virgil H Gallery
« Reply #66 on: October 05, 2022, 02:06:47 pm »
Thanks Jay and Robert,

The obverse with portrait is super interesting to me, as well and this one is in very good shape, one of the better ones I have seen. The reverse is weakly struck as so many of these are. I have seen better reverses for sure, but it looks pretty good in hand.

Virgil

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Re: Virgil H Gallery
« Reply #67 on: October 05, 2022, 05:13:24 pm »
Very interesting one, I did not know about the Nezak Huns. I understand that they allied with the byzantine empire against the arabs and that their coinage is mainly inspired by the sasanians. Sounds like a niche and unique coinage to collect.

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Re: Virgil H Gallery
« Reply #68 on: October 06, 2022, 10:04:40 pm »
Hi Kingston,

I am interested in these coins mainly from a geographic perspective. This coin was possibly minted in Kapisa, which is modern day Begram around 60 KM from Kabul in Afghanistan. Gandhara was a wide region reaching as far as Taxila in the Punjab and into Iran in the east. My understanding is they participated to some degree in the defeat of the Sassanians and ruled over previous Sassanian areas, until they themselves were pushed out after 200 or so years. At this point, I am looking to get coins from the other regional powers over the years up until 1200 AD or so. I have a couple from the Hindu Shahis, need an example from Turki Shahis (seem to be most rare) and Ghaznavids (first Muslim rulers of the area).

Virgil

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Re: Virgil H Gallery
« Reply #69 on: October 07, 2022, 03:36:55 pm »
 The variety of coinage you could obtain simply by covering modern day Afghanistan must be impressive. I believe the Alchon Huns would also be in your scope then. They appear to have an interesting coinage too, especially with the elongated skulls. Not sure how common those coins would be however.

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Re: Virgil H Gallery
« Reply #70 on: October 07, 2022, 04:29:32 pm »
I agree, the coinage I could look at is overwhelming and all of it is interesting. It goes back to Persia and Bactria. There is much more than what I started on with my current focus and part of my focus is that book I mentioned, In the Treasure Room of the Sakra Kings, that deals with shrines in what is now Pakistan that operated from around 500-1200 AD under a succession of different rulers who all seemed to be fine with the shrines, including the Ghazanavids. The shrines had their own independent small votive coinage that are pretty interesting in their own right, although I am not sure I have ever seen one of those for sale. I know I have a couple Bactrian coins, but even the Seleucids were a factor for a while. The other two in my gallery right now are Hindu Shahis, I need to edit those entries a bit. The Nezak coins like this one seem to be pretty common, perhaps the most common, there is also a series that doesn't have the bull's head, but is otherwise very similar. I think the Alchon huns have some fairly common coinage. The rarest seem to be the Turki Shahis from my period of interest.

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Re: Virgil H Gallery
« Reply #72 on: October 30, 2022, 07:39:09 pm »
I just got around to adding the C. Postumius Roman Republican coin to my gallery. I just love this one, from the portrait of Diana to the dog on the reverse.

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pid=178216

Thanks,
Virgil

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Re: Virgil H Gallery
« Reply #73 on: October 30, 2022, 08:00:45 pm »
Virgil,

A lovely coin indeed. Congrats!

Tracy

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Re: Virgil H Gallery
« Reply #74 on: November 07, 2022, 05:07:49 pm »
Just added a beautiful denarius I just received from Forum. As usual, it is better in hand than the photo shows, the reverse is simply amazing in the detail of the horses. I am loving these Republican coins and adding them very slowly as budget allows and mostly based 100% on eye appeal as I see it, as well as any with dogs. These coins are amongst my favorites for beauty and holding in my hand.

Roman Republic, L. Appuleius Saturninus, 104 B.C.: https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pid=178427

Virgil

 

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