It's 'DIVI AVGVSTSVS,' the emperor Augustus, likely issued after his death, which was when emperors were usually deified. Except, don't hold me to it; Augustus in particular deified himself, on some of his cons --I mean, coins. ...From here, I'd be worrying a little about whether it's fake. Except, as usual, there will be some people here who know that much more about all of this than I do.
...Oh, No, at first, I was only looking at the surfaces, but if you look at the sides, you can already see what look like the seam of a cast coin. ...Fake! Fake! Run Away!
Agree that it looks like a cast copy, but just to clarify about the original coin: it's not DIVI AVGVSTVS, it's DIVI F AVGVSTVS. The F stands for filius (son of), so the meaning is actually "Son of the divine, Augustus" and is referring to Augustus' deified (posthumous adoptive) father, Julius Caesar.
Yes. This is a coin advertising that Augustus was the son of a god, the deified Julius Caesar. We can tell by the DIVI F. Augustus made liberal use of the connection with Caesar.
idk if its fake or not, but i've never seen a coin quite like it...that 70's style haircut spooks me...
I just wasnt sure enough to even consider to bid. There for I ask first till I get more info under my belt. It had a 14 day returned garentee authentic but no info on what the date info so big red flag for me. As always I appreciate the info/help.
It's kind of weird that someone would try to sell it with pictures as good as that. As if the seller didn't know it was fake. ...No, just weird.
Why not shop at better sources where you don't have to ask whether the coins are authentic every time? There are plenty of threads here discussing good sources for coins
I ran accross it looking at other coins, it was ones of those "similar items" coin related that popped up after I got a coin off another dealer. I think it was from a dealer in Germany. I am going to go back and look. I didnt see the dealer on the known fake list but I know some of those guys change their names.
I'm not really talking about specific eBay sellers but eBay sellers in general. Lots of fakesellers aren't on the lists because the lists require people to both spot the fakes and actually take the time to report them. Some sellers are new, or low volume, or in some cases sell a mix of authentic and inauthentic coins. The best thing to do as a new collector is to avoid sites like eBay. There are plenty of good dealers and auction houses out there that are better places to spend your money.
I agree. Even for authentic coins in legitimate slabs, especially common types, it's not a good idea to buy on ebay unless you have a lot of experience, because most such coins are grossly inflated in price.
I definitely am finding out about those things, I like the auction houses better. Good deals (here and there) and decent shipping prices, even with the 9% auction fee the one place I frequent has been great all around.
Don’t walk, run. eBay is a minefield of fakes and until you have seen literally tens of thousands of genuine coins, don’t waste your time unless buying from an eBay seller who is reputable and well known in the collecting community. (ratings mean nothing and can be faked even more easily than coins) Vcoins Ma-shops Sixbid Numisbids Biddr