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I like the gold coins of the era, too. But honestly the silver pieces speak to me more than the gold of this series. That said, I feel the electrum coinage of Lydia which immediately predated these p… (View Post)

Note that both of our pieces are designated "Croesus, 561-546 BC. NGC differentiates Lydian pieces made during Coresus' reign and those that continued to be minted in the same style, weight… (View Post)

LOL! This was my first "big boy" coin, and I had to stretch beyond my comfort level to afford it. I think Harlan was kind enough to allow me to buy in three installments and sent the coin t… (View Post)

Wonderful write-up and post. I had never really considered the imagery from an allegorical perspective, simply assuming it was kind of a royal seal. But surely even as a seal it must have had a deepe… (View Post)