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    ID help Lego Provincial?

    Agree with Donna… Not a rare coin, but the date might make it scarce. Many provincials are not as rare as they seem as these are often not that...
    Post by: Aleph, May 21, 2022 in forum: Ancient Coins
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    ID help Rom Provincial?

    This one https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/3/3653
    Post by: Aleph, May 21, 2022 in forum: Ancient Coins
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    An Orichalcum As!

    These aes seem to often go unrecognized as being made in Rome for eastern circulation. See for example...
    Post by: Aleph, May 15, 2022 in forum: Ancient Coins
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    Is this bronze disease?

    Doesn’t look like it to me. BD has an almost pastel green color, while this at least looks darker like a lot of green patinas.
    Post by: Aleph, Apr 30, 2022 in forum: Ancient Coins
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    Judaea Capta Corrected!

    This whole section from Ephesus seems to be much more extensive than reported in RIC. I have both 1507 without SC, and 1508 with bust left. So...
    Post by: Aleph, Apr 10, 2022 in forum: Ancient Coins
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    Judaea Capta Corrected!

    I’ll add my own Flavian pick up.[ATTACH] On the surface, this appears to be a rather run down run of the mill Judaea capta quadrans, RIC 351, and...
    Post by: Aleph, Apr 7, 2022 in forum: Ancient Coins
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    Two new Roman Egyptian coins: one ex. Dattari, and one possibly unpublished

    Donna, you’re wanna my kind….
    Post by: Aleph, Mar 30, 2022 in forum: Ancient Coins
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    Two new Roman Egyptian coins: one ex. Dattari, and one possibly unpublished

    Tessera is a modern numismatic term for ancient token. The Latin term tessera was not used in antiquity to refer to tokens but rather to the...
    Post by: Aleph, Mar 30, 2022 in forum: Ancient Coins
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    Two new Roman Egyptian coins: one ex. Dattari, and one possibly unpublished

    I wasn’t sure what to make of this piece. There are a few anonymous alexandrian bronzes out there… I passed on this one because I am more of a...
    Post by: Aleph, Mar 28, 2022 in forum: Ancient Coins
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    Which state issued first denomination-fixed copper coins

    Please... Check your facts before you start ‘correcting’ folks. If you don’t even know what SC stands for you should do more learning and less...
    Post by: Aleph, Feb 26, 2022 in forum: Ancient Coins
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    Which state issued first denomination-fixed copper coins

    Rome issued various denominations in bronze that were marked. The semises of Nero marked with an S come to mind.
    Post by: Aleph, Feb 25, 2022 in forum: Ancient Coins
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    Another Rhino!

    Great to see you beginning the little bronzes, David! It me years to finish this set of quadrantes. The four variations of the rhinos aren’t so...
    Post by: Aleph, Feb 10, 2022 in forum: Ancient Coins