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Thank you so much for your attention to this @seth77. Like I mentioned before, when I was first attributing this, I was kind of confused by the great number of varieties of the type.

Thank you for that clarification. Can you help me out with the actual dates? I really try to avoid 3rd C. BCE because although I understand 300-201 B.C. are the dates, I then see this: Λυσίμαχος, Lysimachos; c. 360 BC – 281 BC) (Wikipedia) and Mithradates VI Eupator (Greek: Μιθραδάτης;[2] 135–63 BC) (ibid) - this range is 4th-1st C. BCE...and so I am still fuzzy on the actual years. This confusion happens to me all the time when I am attributing ancients - I've always been bad at math/numbers.

I had a lot of trouble figuring this one out. The date is probably wrong...if you have a better date/reference, please share and I'll update. Although the issue is common, from what I remember when I originally worked it up, the dates were all over the place (acsearch, etc.). Here's a numista link with those dates: https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces194439.html

That looks like a terrific place to vacation, @ambr0zie. Thanks for sharing those pictures. I have two from Kallatis/Callatis, both with some issues. First a silver hemidrachm which seems to be crystalizing from the inside out. The surfaces and nice and smooth and respectable, but there has been some major spalling on the obverse and a fissure running down it. I'll bet the slabbing service would call it "fragile." Thrace, Kallatis Hemidrachm (c. 300-101 B.C.) Head of Herakles right wearing lion skin headdress / ΚΑΛΛΑ, club and ear of barley below, bow in bow case (gorytos) above. AMNG I-I, 201. (2.13 grams / 14 mm) eBay Oct. 2020 Attribution Note: These often have a letter in the field (Φ, A, O, Σ etc.), which might be off flan on this specimen. Attribution from Numista, with no letters noted. https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces194439.html This one's a Provincial that got an area of the edge flattened. It's not pretty otherwise, that's for sure, but from what I could find, it is pretty scarce. Severus Alexander Æ Tetrassarion (c. 222-235 A.D.) Kallatis, Thrace / Moesia Inf. AVT K M AV[Ρ CEYH] AΛEXANΔΡOC, laureate head r. / KAΛΛATIANΩN, Tyche standing left, holding rudder and cornucopiae, Δ in left field. Varbanov 348; Moushmov 314. (12.32 grams / 26 x 25 mm) eBay Feb. 2022 Lot @ $3.80 Notes: Die-match obverse and reverse to Ken Dorney specimen sold on Vcoins ($150.00 but much nicer coin). Noted as "rare." Did not find any on acsearch; Wildwinds has one. Here's the Dorney example from Vcoins, which is much nicer: https://www.vcoins.com/en/stores/ken_dorney/52/product/severus_alexander_222__235_ad_tetrassarion_of_kallatis_rare/1448346/Default.aspx

My local public library has Crawford on the shelf (both volumes, original 1973ish printing)! I've checked it out a bunch over the past 30 years. Good to hear it is available as a pdf - that would be handy to have.

Some great coins in there for sure. Thanks for passing that on @Roman Collector. Here are mine; since they weren't in the article I thought I'd throw them in. A posthumous denarius issued by his son in Sicily: Sextus Pompey Denarius (42-40 B.C.) Sicilian Mint MAG•PIVS•IMP•ITER• , head of Pompey Magnus r. between lituus and capis / Neptune left, holding aplustre, foot on prow, with Anapias & Amphinomus, parents on shoulders, [PRÆF] above, CLAS•ET•O[RÆ] / [M]ARIT•E[X• S•C•] (3.47 grams / 16 mm) eBay Dec. 2019 Attribution: Crawford 511/3a; Pompeia 27; Sydenham 1344; BMCRR (Sicily) 7; RSC 17 (Pompey the Great); Sear CRI 334. A Provincial, Pompey being the namesake of Soloi-Pompeiopolis: Pompey the Great (era) Æ 18 Soloi-Pompeiopolis, Cilicia (c. 50 B.C.-50 A.D.) Bare head of Pompey the Great right / [ΠOMΠHIOΠOΛITΩ?], Nike advancing right, holding wreath; ΔI [ΛΑ ?] in right field. SNG France 1213-1217; SNG Levante 880-882 var. (5.50 grams / 18 mm) eBay June 2022 Lot @ $0.99 Attribution: Many varieties of this type; most online sources are vague about attribution. Reverse legends missing, except ΔI in right field. Some with ΔI also have ΛΑ below. See: Numismatik Naumann Auct. 42; Lot 576; 03.04.2016; Roma E-Sale 31; Lot 212; Nov. 2016 (asiaminorcoins.com); Artemide Aste 45E; Lot 242; Dec. 15-16, 2018.

I really like these kind of "odd lot" stories - this one makes me jealous @JayAg47! Here is a recent lot I got on eBay for $87 - nothing like the great Mazakes discovery like yours, but I was quite happy with it. The Augustus As is probably the pick o' the litter:

A sad topic to be sure. A while back on CT I posted some book excerpts I found about people melting down gold Byzantine coins to make teeth in the 1920s. Below is a chunk of that post. The responses kind of puzzled me back then - let me just say I do not in any way condone the melting down of ancient coins for dentistry or any other purpose! And despite the awfulness of the anecdotes here, it really is an interesting and readable book. Anyway... I recently came across an interesting book called Out of the Past, The Istanbul Grand Bazaar by Burton Y. Berry (Arco Publishing Co., 1977). Mr. Berry was in the US Consular service posted to Turkey, starting in 1928 (the Preface is dated 1974). He wrote this book about his experiences as a collector. Mostly the book deals with textiles, glass, metal, weapons, etc. - he collected a little of everything. But the last two chapters are devoted to coins, one on Byzantine, the other on Greek, including professional-grade old school black and white plates.His anecdotes are both charming and horrifying. Apparently gold Byzantine coins pretty much flooded the Bazaar c. 1928-1940s, but with very few collectors, these were often just melted down after some desultory cherry-picking. Here is an excerpt:More small-scale and pretty funny, I thought, was the practice of Anatolian peasants saving gold coins they came across to give to their dentist for some new gold teeth! https://www.cointalk.com/threads/melting-down-byzantine-coins-for-gold-teeth-c-1928.350759/#post-3903815

Very interesting thread (and article on your site) @Sulla80 Here is my only one - it has a chisel and a hammer (carpenter's tools): Roman Republic Denarius L. Papius (79 B.C.) Rome Mint Trade Guild: Carpenters Head of Juno Sospita right, wearing goat's skin; chisel behind / L PAPI in ex. Gryphon springing right; hammer below. Crawford 384/1, type 30; Sydenham 773; Papia 1. (3.60 grams / 17 mm) eBay Mar. 2019 Here is an imitation of some sort. A while back I posted this on CT, where @red_spork was a big help: https://www.cointalk.com/threads/rr-l-papius-denarius-geto-dacian-monetary-imitations.306498/ Geto-Dacian (?) Imitation Roman Republic Denarius L. Papius (c. 79 B.C.) Head of Juno Sospita right wearing goat's skin; symbol behind (upside-down cauldron?) / Gryphon springing right; symbol below (knife?). Sim. Crawford 384/1 (for symbols, see Plate LXVI 105); Papia 1. (4.37 grams / 18 mm) eBay Nov. 2017

Great post, @Roman Collector. I find this "most common" topic to be an interesting one, although the unanswered question is always a big "why"? Why this particular type and not another? Anyway, this is kind of embarrassing, for although the OP may be common, my example is horrible!

Very interesting - I had no idea cast counterfeits were so prevalent in Egypt during this time.

Interesting observation, @Valentinian. If I got my attribution right, I have one like the OP but officina B. The style is mediocre in my opinion and the reverse is double-struck as well. Not the mint's best work, not as nice as either of yours - note the heavy-limbed, stiff cartoonish Genius on the reverse of this one. Maybe it is an "unofficial" imitation? Galerius Æ Follis (308-310 A.D.) Alexandria Mint IMP C GAL VAL MAXIMIANVS PF AVG, laureate head rt. / GENIO IMPERATORIS, Genius standing left, holding patera and cornucopiae, K left, B/P right, ALE in exergue. RIC VI Alexandria 101a, B. (6.45 grams / 24 mm) eBay Dec. 2018 Lot @ $1.18

I buy most of my ancients on eBay, looking for bargains rather than reliable sellers. This means I get burnt from time to time, which so far, has still been worth the cost of doing business. Here's my latest - $2.25 for an Egyptian tetradrachm of Hadrian. What could possibly go wrong? Antoninus Pius FAKE Tet. Year Ɛ =5 (141-142 A.D.) Alexandria Mint ΑΝΤΩΝΙΝΟϹ ϹƐΒ ƐVϹΒ, laureate draped bust right / L Ɛ; Artemis advancing right, drawing arrow from quiver at shoulder, holding bow RPC IV.4, 13479 (temporary) CAST FAKE (8.37 grams / 22 x 21 mm) eBay July 2023 $2.25 Ah, the edge. The seller made no claims about it being ancient, so I'm not returning it, complaining, etc.

Great Faustina Friday post as always, @Roman Collector I have some! A denarius: Faustina II Denarius (c. 156-157 A.D.) Rome Mint FAVSTINA AVGVSTA, bare-headed, draped bust right / AVGV[S]TI PII FIL, Venus standing left holding Victory, resting hand on shield resting on helmet. RIC III Antoninus Pius 495a; BMCRE 1099-1101; RSC 15. (3.00 grams / 17 x 15 mm) eBay Mar. 2017 A sestertius: Faustina II Æ Sestertius (156-157 A.D.) Rome Mint FAVSTINA [AVGVSTA], bear-headed draped bust right / A[V]GV[STI] P[II FI]L S-C, Venus, standing left, holding Victory and resting hand on shield set on helmet. RIC III Antoninus Pius 1367; BMCRE 2195; Cohen RSC 16. (22.92 grams / 29 x 28 mm) eBay Apr. 2018 An as: Faustina II Æ As (c. 156-157 A.D.) Rome Mint [FAVST]INA AVGVSTA, draped bust right / AVGV[STI] PII FIL, Venus standing left holding victory, leaning on shield on helmet. RIC III Antoninus Pius 1389a; BMCRE 2202; Cohen 17. (9.24 grams / 24 x 23 mm) eBay June 2018 And that's all I have.

Beautiful coins in this thread. At the risk of bringing down the neighborhood, here is an ugly one from Lippe-Detmold - but it had two countermarks, which I couldn't resist: Lippe-Detmold Æ 6 Pfennig Simon Philip n.d. 1644-1669 LIPP • LANTMVNTZ • around rose / [VI in cartouche], lilly-like floral ornaments around. KM 65 (host coin) CM 1: 1671 small rose with thick petals (at the edge) KM 75 CM 2: 1685 double rose (in center). KM 102 (2.29 grams / 23 x 21 mm) eBay June 2023 Lot @ $3.51 Additional Attribution: Numista: Weing Westfalens# 838, Ihl 2016 # 221 German Auctions (acsearch): Grote/Hölz. 138; Weingärtner 838 Grote 138, Slg.Wew. 362. Grote 138 var., Slg.Wew. 362.2. It came in a lot of three, with another one from Lippe (top) and one I can't figure out (bottom right).

Great coin, @expat. Your wife is very thoughtful. That "lituus-shaped column" is interesting - that is what it looks like. I have one (with the more common placement of the date - I think mine has a lituus-column too, although mine is engraved sloppier than yours, so it is hard to tell - looks more like drapery on mine: Egypt Potin Tetradrachm Diocletian Year 6 (289/290 A.D.) Alexandria Mint [AKG OYA] ΔIOKΛHTIAN[OC] laureate and cuirassed bust right / Eirene standing left, holding olive branch & sceptre, LS in left field. Dattari 5658; Emmett 4045; Milne 4924. (6.84 grams / 17 mm) eBay Sep. 2020

Congratulations on the rare find, @Roman Collector Although not a Faustina, or Side, this one is from Pamphylia, and like yours, it seems to be unpublished, except for the Wildwinds example. Perhaps I should submit it to RPC? Diadumenian Æ 17 Sillyum, Pamphylia (c. 217-218 A.D.) [...ANTΩ]ΔIAΔ[OVM...], bare-headed, draped and cuirassed bust right / CIΛΛV[Є]ΩN, Tyche standing left, holding rudder and cornucopia. Unpublished (see notes). (4.65 grams / 17 mm) eBay June 2022 Lot @ $0.99 Attribution Notes: Appears to be a die match for unpublished specimen on Wildwinds via Gitbud & Naumann Auction 38; Lot 568; 06.12.2015. Auction description: SNG von Aulock -; SNG Copenhagen -; BMC -; Isegrim -; Here's mine and the Wildwinds / Gibud & Naumann example (mine wins Worst of Show):

I'm bringing up this thread again because I got one of the Alexandrian tetradrachms that seem to commemorate Nero's travels in Greece. In addition to the Michael Grant quote in the OP, I found an article discussing these issues (below). My new one shows the Phythian Apollo of Delphi with quiver over his shoulder. Nero was the winner at the Pythian games when he made his tour (big surprise!). This is a year 13; they were also issued year 14 as well, and the later ones seem to be more abundant, based on the auctions I looked at. Egypt Tetradrachm Nero Year LΙΓ (13) = (66-67 A.D.) Alexandria Mint [N]EΡΩ [KΛAV] KAIΣ ΣEB ΓEΡ AV | [L]IΓ left, radiate bust left with aegis, / ΠYΘI[OΣ AΠOΛΛΩN], bust of Apollo Pythius right, quiver at shoulder. RPC I 5302; Walker 168-77; (10.32 grams / 26 x 21 mm) eBay June 2023 Attribution: RPC I 5302 (Average weight 12.69 grams; Specimens 5); Dattari (Savio) 208 var. (aegis); Geissen 176; Emmett 112; Walker 168-77; Here's an overview and link to an article by George Couvalis talking about these - I think his theory is quite plausible and interesting: Alexandrian Identity and the Coinage Commemorating Nero’s “Liberation” of the Greeks George Couvalis "The emperor Nero visited Greece in 66–67 CE to compete in the prestigious festivals of old Greece. He declared the Greeks of Akhaea and the Peloponnese “liberated” during his visit. Apart from the cities affected by his munificence or visited by him, only Alexandria clearly commemorated his visit on coins. It issued a prolific series of commemoratives celebrating the central festival deities of old Greece. I place Nero’s “liberation” in the context of the activities of the Greek upper classes in the period 50–250 CE. I argue that the issue of the Alexandrian coins can be most plausibly explained by assuming that the governor of Egypt, a Hellenised lapsed Jew aptly named Tiberius Julius Alexander, was attempting to curry favour with the philhellenic Nero and the Alexandrian Greeks. The Alexandrian Greeks wanted to affirm that Alexandria was truly Greek as they felt threatened by Jewish claims to equal privileges." https://www.academia.edu/4693932/Alexandrian_Identity_and_the_Coinage_Commemorating_Neros_Liberation_of_the_Greeks 2/10 Feel free to bring out those Neronian Greco-Egyptian tetradrachms.

It'd be nice to keep the Countermark Show going, so, just in, a countermark "V" or something like that on a big Antioch SC AE of Augustus. This one's a bit of a mystery, but I found it listed on RIC online, with Howgego number, so I thought it was worth a bid. As you can see from my notes, I had some difficulty figuring out the host coin (any suggestions very much welcome). The reverse had two spots of bronze disease which came off with a distilled water soak and a metal pick - seems to be under control for now: Augustus Æ 28 (c. 5/4 B.C. / c. 5/6-11/12 A.D.) Syria, Seleucis & Pieria Antiochia ad Orontem IMP·[AVGVST·T]R·POT laureate head right / Large S · C within circle within laurel wreath of eight leaves. RPC 4247a / RPC 4264? (See notes) (17.00 grams / 26 x 23 mm) eBay June 2023 Countermark: "V, possibly not a letter squarish 6 x 6 mm" Howgego GIC 718i (1 pc.?); RPC Countermark 838. RPC example is on RPC 4264; except for the RPC example and this one, I could find no other V-countermarks for Antioch like this one. Attribution (host): 3 types of Augustus/SC with 8 laurel leaves; RPC 4247a: inexplicably dated 5/4 B.C. "year 27 (ZK)" RPC 4264: no date "c. AD 5/6-11/12" with "Obv. as 4247 but later style" RPC 4260: EΛ under bust, which might be present here, but impossible to say for sure. Here it is compared to the RIC example - the countermarks may be die-matches?

Terrific coin, @Roman Collector. I do have one from Illium. Athena Ilias is, I'm guessing, the version of Athena featured in Homer? Mythology is not my strong suit. In any case, it does have three emperors, Vespasian, Titus and Domitian. The fellas on the reverse are rather hard to see...I didn't say this was a pretty one. Vespasian Æ 24 Ilium, Troas (69-79 A.D.) ΑΥΤΟΚ Κ ϹƐΒ[ΑϹ ΟΥƐϹΠΑϹΙΑΝΟϹ], laureate head right / [ΤΙ]ΤΩ ΚΑΙ[ϹΑΡΙ] ΔΟΜ[ΙΤΙΑΝΩ ΚΑΙ...Ι]ΛΙ, laureate heads of Titus left, Domitian right between, statue of Athena Ilias RPC II 893; BMC 46; Bellinger T127; SNG Cop. 392. (7.75 grams / 24 x 19 mm ) eBay April 2023 $15.00 BO Provenance: Roma Numismatics Ltd E-Sale 59; Lot 622; 11.07.2019 Die-Match Obv. & Rev.: Coin no. 12 of RPC II, 893 American Numismatic Society 1944.100.43936 Die-Match Obverse: Roma Numismatics Ltd E-Sale 108; Lot 719; 13.04.2023 Lot number: 719

Looking forward to seeing what you got @Nerosmyfavorite68 Back in 2018 I posted on CT a countermarked Heraclius from Palestine, which may have some bearing on the Syrian mint issues. There were no replies to this post, not to sound pitiful 😟. I do think it is an interesting coin from an interesting time and place. Byzantine Wars with Islam in Syria & Palestine - A Heraclius Countermark In my quest for cheap ancient countermarks, I recently landed a pitted follis of Maurice Tiberius with what looked like a countermark - the seller correctly identified the host coin, but missed the countermark. In hand, I was (I think) able to attribute it, a monogram of Heraclius' name in a circle. It was apparently issued by Heraclius during his Syrian wars with the Muslim Arabs, and was used in Palestine.The most helpful information was from a "sold" listing on FORVM - I quote from this listing:"Heraclian countermarks on Byzantine copper coins in seventh-century Syria" by Wolfgang Schulze, Ingrid Schulze and Wolfgang Leimenstoll discusses finds near Caesarea Maritima, where this example was found, and concludes, "During the military conflict between the Byzantine Empire and the Muslim Arabs in Syria in the years 633-36 Byzantine coins were countermarked by the Byzantine military with a Heraclius monogram. Countermarking most probably was exercised predominantly in Palestine I and was carried out to revalue the few circulating copper coins in order to remedy the general supply gap and disastrous shortage of cash."This is the FORVM coin in the listing - the countermark is beautiful:https://www.forumancientcoins.com/c...fld=https://www.forumancientcoins.com/Coins2/The FORVM example has a much clearer countermark than my example. The host coin on mine, despite some pitting problems, is remarkably intact in terms of identifying characteristics - the oddly under-sized reverse compared to the full-size obverse is interesting. The countermark, unfortunately, is not very clearly struck - my "enhanced" version show why I am attributing the way I am. Any corrections (or disagreements) welcome, as always. I was staring pretty hard to attribute this and I might be seeing things. Are there any others of these out there? This Palestine countermark seems to be scarcer than the Sicilian issues of Heraclius, but I think these were all issued in abundance.My example: Byzantine Empire Æ Follis Heraclius (c. 633-636 A.D.) Countermark on Maurice Tiberius (585-586 A.D.) Constantinople/Palestine Mint Host coin: [M]AVRIC TIB[ER PP AVG], helmeted & cuirassed bust facing / Large M, ANNO left, cross above, II / II right, Є below; CON in exergue.SB 494, MIB 65d-67d.(11.31 grams / 27 mm)Countermark: HRC cruciform monogram in 9 mm circle.Schulze HCM type 1b https://www.cointalk.com/threads/byzantine-wars-with-islam-in-syria-palestine-a-heraclius-countermark.329326/

Nice anniversary coins, @expat I'm always on the lookout for these, but only one has ever come my way that was affordable, this as with an elephant to celebrate the 900th anniversary celebrations, so they say. I do have other AP's dated 148-149 A.D. but they are either Felicitas or Aequitas, so they don't really have anything especially anniversary-related to them. But there's the elephant, which looks as if it spent 900 years or so in the Colosseum's sewer: Antoninus Pius Æ As (148-149 A.D.) Rome Mint [ANTO]NINVS AVG PIVS PP TR P XII Laureate head right / MVNIFICENTA AVG, elephant standing right, COS IIII [SC] in exergue. (900th anniversary of Rome) RIC 862a; RCV 4308. (9.62 grams / 25 mm) eBay Jan. 2018

Just in, a couple of sestertii of Commodus. Both have problems, but they are late-reign types that are a bit unusual. Apollo Palatine reverse: these are kind of hard to find, and most of the other ones I found have problems; like this one, flans tend to be small. This one lost most of the legends, but the portrait and Apollo with a giant lyre are, I think, exceptionally well-rendered. Commodus Æ Sestertius (190-191 A.D.) Rome Mint [M] CO[MMOD ANT P F]ELIX [AVG BRIT P P], laureate head right / [AP]OL PAL[AT P M TR P XVI COS VI], S-C, Apollo standing front, head right, holding plectrum and supporting lyre set on column. RIC III 578; BMCRE 666-667. (18.58 grams / 27 x 23 mm) eBay June 2023 Die-Match Characteristics: Obv: Laurel ties drop from loop in knot; EL crooked Rev: Large lyre, thick column, S next to plectrum. Die-Match Obv. & Rev.: VCoins: NumisCorner SKU: 872251 Sold for € 100.00 (US $109.18) This dual-cornucoipae issue is somewhat more common. I resisted, but the seller made a $12 offer - for those of you keeping track of overseas shipping, I paid for it June 16 and it was delivered June 27, Portugal to Indiana! Full customs forms, VAT declarations, etc. were on the package. I'm lucky if I can get something from California or Florida that fast. In hand, I was pleased with it. An over-all black patina makes it hard to photograph, but for the price I was happy to add it to my Commodus collection: Commodus Æ Sestertius (190 A.D.) Rome Mint [M COMMO]D ANT [P FELIX AVG BRIT P P], laureate head right / TEMPOR FE[LIC P M TR P XV IMP VIII COS VI], S-C, caduceus upright between two crossed cornuacopiae. RIC III 566; BMCRE 655-656. (19.00 grams / 27 x 25 mm) eBay June 2023 Notes: OCRE/RIC says reverse legend is TEMP FELIC, but it is actually TEMPOR FELIC; many auctions note this as RIC III 566 var. / corr. The flan has two chunks out of it; this damage apparently happened a long time ago, as everything has a uniform look to it.

How about an eBay fake for $20.00? A Lucius Verus denarius with Providentia - I really like this one, fake or not, and I believe it is at least an ancient fake - the portrait is fantastic, with a bit of an Eastern drachm flair to it, I think (it supposedly came from Istanbul - see below). It doesn't seem to be plated (fourree) so I'm calling it a "limes" for lack of anything better, though most limes are usually base metal, and this one seems to be at least somewhat silver (with great toning - my top photo lightened it up some - the bottom photo is more what it really looks like). The reason I know it is a fake is that the obverse legend ARMENIACVS was never found with the Providentia standing types, and the TR P numbers are not matching either (see notes below). Lucius Verus Limes Denarius (c. 161-162 / 163-185 A.D.) Imitation of Rome Mint L VERVS AVG ARMENIACVS, laureate head right / PROV DEOR TR P II COS II, Providentia standing left, holding globe on extended right hand and cornucopiae in left hand (2.89 grams / 18 x 16 mm) eBay June 2023 $20.00 Note: Unofficial counterfeit. ARMENIACVS not used with Providentia reverse; 16 issues all TR P III-V, not TR P II, dated 163-165 A.D. Providentia PROV DEOR not used with ARMENIACVS. PROV DEOR TR P II types: RIC III Marcus Aurelius 482 through 485 (various legends, busts; all dated 161-162 A.D.) Provenance: Purchased from an eBay seller selling mostly US coins. The coin came in a flip with these notes in pen: Purchased at St. Sophia Church Istanbul / Roman Silver 100 AD - per Dimos Vafiadis authentic - Delphi Here's the flip it came in with the "authentic guarantee" - online searches for a Mr. Vafiadis with coin connections were fruitless: I realize this is the sort of coin that gives people fits about buying eBay ancients, but if the price is right, I find this kind of thing to be a lot of fun. Any thoughts on this, or others like it, most welcome.

I just feel like sharing today...virtually my whole collection falls in the under-$100 category. This was ten bucks - seller thought it was fake, which it is, kind of: Neapolis, Campania Fourrée Didrachm / Nomos (c. 300-275 B.C.) Head of Nymph right (Siren Parthenope?) kantharos to left / Man-faced bull walking right, head facing, crowned with laurel by Nike flying right above, [NEΥΠ]OΛIT[EΣ] in exergue. cf. Sambon 467b; HN Italy 579. (5.11 grams / 19 x 18 mm ) eBay June 2023 $10.00 BIN Attribution: Most of these with the kantharos also have ΔΙ under the bust. The two kantharos types with no letters were from CNG auctions (acsearch): Sambon 467b; HN Italy 579. Fourrées are common for this type; acsearch listed about 40.