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reign 187-175 BC, before being killed (allegedly by his minister Heliodorus). and now, it is on to the top 10 list....four Roman Republican / Imperatorial coins made the top 10 this year along with some excellent Greek coins, one Kushan coin and one Roman Imperial Antoninianus. #10 Caracalla & Biga of Bulls   a Ref: Pegasi I pg. 262, 426; Ravel 1008. #5: Ancient Aeolis The Amazon Kyme depicted on the obverse of stories of the Amazons of Kyme and Pegasus of Corinth, each a uniquely struck artifact that circulated in ancient

After July a few RR denarii showed up and are now on the top 10 list. Top 10 Coins for 2024 I couldn't bring myself to bump this coin off the top ten list so this year's list There there are other candidates - read about more options at Forvm Ancient Coins . of my Top 10. Conclusion This is my 5th year publishing a Top 10 list on this site.

I feel a bit better educated or at least aware of the people, maps and leaders outside of ancient Rome Last year, 7 of 10 of my top coins were from the Roman Republic. This year, only two that could (almost) be described as Roman republican made the list, although 7 of 10 Egypt, Alexandria, Hadrian , AD 117-138, BI Tetradrachm, dated RY 10 (AD 125/6) Obv: Laureate, draped Egypt, Alexandria, Gallienus , 253-268 Tetradrachm circa 262-263 (year 10) Size: 23mm, 10.63g Obv:

Looking back over the year gives a more positive view: I have added some interesting ancient coins to I am also surprised to see that my top 10 was complete by the end of July. 10 list, the top coin is an RR denarius, and I added enough RR denarii this year that I could have made an all RR top 10. Galatians in Egypt (and Sicily) I am going to stretch the Top 10 again with these two coins which needed

This is surprising with the number of tetradrachms that are in my top 10. Admittedly this is a "top 14" list and I could put together a nice set of Top Ten Bronzes, but will limit This year, there were several coins in line for spot #10 that I had difficulty choosing between: The Last Days of Sulla , Kuninda , A Didrachm of Cyrenaica . #10 - An Athenian, New Style This coin from I decided to add it as #0 rather than try to push another coin out of the top 10.

At the end of a tumultuous year with many ups and downs, I am grateful to enjoy a reflection on the top 10 coins of 2022. Best wishes for a Happy Thanksgiving. #10 Thracian Wine & Coins Thrace, Thasos , AR Tetradrachm (32mm on obverse and double strike on reverse #1 : Mark Antony & Octavia Inevitably this coin makes the top

While you can spend thousands of dollars on a highly prized ancient coin, you can also get an interesting At 2.9g is a favorite of mine for because of it's detail carved by an ancient engraver, the strike and

FAMOUS PEOPLE Some characters on ancient coins are much better known than others: Ptolemy XII Auletes is certainly not top of the list for "famous". GOLD Famous characters are just one of the features that draw a crowd to ancient coins. BIG CATS Lions, panthers, jaguars, are just as fascinating today as they were to ancient peoples. down the throat of a mask of Silenos on top of a well?

Dora, also known as Dor, was an ancient port city on the Phoenician coast (modern Israel), situated north Crusaders built a fort here with materials form the ancient Roman city which was destroyed in 1264 CE Modern excavations of the ancient city started in 1920 CE. Buggey was an avid collector of ancient coins. He maintained a website titled "Ancient Coins: In Praise of the Celators!"

-Suetonius, The Life of Augustus 94.12 For anyone interested in ancient sources - the Loeb Classical

History, 29.2-4 This also seems a stretch - as the date of the eclipse is calculated as August 17th, AD 10

When is a coin ancient? and when medieval? and when modern? In my notes, I am often crossing these categories, although Roman Republic (ancient) was the starting Byzantine coins - are they ancient or not? Medieval, ancient, and modern coins often overlap, and as you point out, many people do not mind seeing the occasional medieval coin in an ancient collection or vice versa.