Dear List Members, What would be the purity of the gold stater of Andragoras? (or any contemporary seleukid gold coin). Any information would be much ...
I have posted a coin with an odd "A" in the photos section under "Greek letters" that I have seen on late Greek coins. I don't see it on Seleukid coins prior...
Could you send the webpage address? Thanks Arthur Houghton [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Mar 3, 2006 4:16 pm
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This is the web address to the coin on coinarchives (same coin I posted) (Termessos Bronze - Alpha - year 1) http://tinyurl.com/ztppf (Pergamon coin - same...
To Andrew: I should add, of course, that I can comment only on the alpah form as it appears on coins. I am sure there are good epigraphers out there who might...
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Mar 3, 2006 5:21 pm
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Thanks. This is a standard broken-bar alpha, which appears around the mid-2nd century and while it spreads quite rapidly after that it by no means becomes...
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Mar 3, 2006 5:22 pm
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Dear Arthur, Please allow me to provide to Andrew some references of Antiochus' IV coins with the broken-bar alpha: SNG Spaer 1008 (primary control, with B) ...
Panos, thanks for the Antiochus IV references. Best regards, Arthur [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Mar 3, 2006 6:08 pm
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Dear Panos, Thanks for adding these remarks about the letter form in lapidary inscriptions, just as I was about to say the same thing. See also SC 196, a...
Hi, Andrew, As Arthur mentions, it is commonly called a broken-bar alpha. I can add that it appears late into the 2nd cent AD on Parthian tetradrachms. Check...
Dear Oliver, Thank you for the information about the SC 196 Susian trophy coin. I don't have the SC available to me right now, but I can check Kritt's study. I...
I am confused about the mint of Asia Minor, Aelois, Aigai (Aegae) Here are two images that appear to be from the same engraver but different rulers. Hierax ...
Dear group, I have put on-line a list of all Seleucid kings (and one queen) at http://www.livius.org/se-sg/seleucids/seleucid_kings.html . The dates of the...
Andrew, I don't know if there is another reprint than the one produced by Ares Publishers. There are rumours of one being prepared for the internet, but I ...
Hello all, I have been a member of this forum for over a year and have yet to post. I am looking for a book that shows the parallel between the pertaining...
Hello Mark, Exactly what you are looking for, might not exist, but the information is there waiting to be compiled. You seem to write fairly well, why don't...
John, Thank you for the vote of confidence. What I have found is that such an undertaking will take a budget, a minimum of $1,000.00 or so. (btw, I am not...
Oliver, I bought the book at abebooks last night only to be informed that is outprint again till May. However, I did check you suggestion about it being online...
Dear Mark, You might turn to: S.K. Eddy, The King is dead, Lincoln Nebraska 1961. But note that the book is old. A lot of new evidence has been discovered...
Mark, While I don't share your religious belief in prophecy if you are sincerely interested in knowledge then this website below is an attempt to address some...
Hello all, I'm currently doing undergraduate research on the Seleucid Empire, and I need some help. I need to locate some inscriptions from the Seleucid...
... Dear Chris, The Livius organisation has a comprehensive collection of Mesopotamian tablets, many of which are from the Seleucid era and give a fascinating ...
Good evening - I seldom have posted to this list. Seleucid coins are, indeed, amongst the coins in my collection. I have acquired what may be a city coin of...
Dear Bob, From a very first and quick study of the coin, I really believe that the line under EN PIERIAI should be read as (T)HS IERAS, the "sacred"....
Bob, This is a second century BC Seleucia in Pieria bronze indicating the sacred status of the city. I don't know any serious discussion of this series except...
ready to be FUCKED ;) [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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May 31, 2006 8:32 pm
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My apologies to all for the offensive SPAM that appeared here this afternoon. The individual responsible has been banned. If he can be found he will be duly...
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