CassiusMarcus Posted April 16 · Member Share Posted April 16 my current gold pieces that I am most happiest with, I have two byzantine issues, one solidus and one histamenon which are not photographed here, but I think that they ruin the vibe of these 4 haha! I'm really hoping to get a Lysimachos Stater, Alexander Athena Stater and an Aureus (no aureii in my collection yet! 😔) What is a gold issue that's on your want list right now?? 13 1 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAZ Numismatics Posted April 16 · Member Share Posted April 16 Beautiful! Can we see the reverses? 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPK Posted April 16 · Supporter Share Posted April 16 Such gorgeous coins! 🤩 I'd love to get an aureus someday but I doubt it will happen. Ditto an Alexander the Great AV. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romismatist Posted April 17 · Member Share Posted April 17 LOL... all gold issues are on my want list but that will always be a fantasy lineup, as gold coins are perennially out of my budget. I'd love an aureus of Hadrian or Vespasian someday... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryro Posted April 17 · Supporter Share Posted April 17 On 4/15/2024 at 8:07 PM, CassiusMarcus said: What is a gold issue that's on your want list right now?? The four beauties in your hand! And agreed, those four coins need no Byzantine interference. Each a total showstopper on their own. An embarrassment of riches, my friend. Coingrats Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alegandron Posted April 26 · Supporter Share Posted April 26 Old is always cool... And, Gold is always cool, too... ACHAEMENID EMPIRE PERSIA, Achaemenid Empire. Darios I to Xerxes II. Circa 485-420 BC. AV Daric (14mm, 8.30 g). Lydo-Milesian standard. Sardes mint. Persian king or hero, wearing kidarisand kandys, quiver over shoulder, in kneeling-running stance right, holding spear in right hand, bow in left / Incuse punch. Carradice Type IIIb, Group A/B (pl. XIII, 27); Meadows, Administration 321; BMC Arabia pl. XXIV, 26. Twenty-five drachmas equals one Daric 5 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alegandron Posted April 26 · Supporter Share Posted April 26 CARTHAGE COIN FABRICS GOLD Carthage - Zeugitana AV 1/10th Stater-Shekel 350-320 BCE 0.94g 7.5mm Palm- Horse Head SNG COP 132 Electrum Zeugitania, Carthage Anonymous BCE 310-290 EL Dekadrachm - Stater 18.5mm, 7.27g Obverse: Wreathed head of Tanit left, eleven pendants on necklace; pellet before neck Reverse: Horse standing right; three pellets below exergue line Ref: MAA 12; SNG Copenhagen 136 5 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anaximander Posted Thursday at 09:28 PM · Member Share Posted Thursday at 09:28 PM Greek Gold? Rare as hens teeth! Here's mine. An AI haiku: Golden age revived, Philip’s coins gleam with history, Alexander’s rise. 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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