It's a cast fake
Please don't touch the coin. You will literally ruin it IMHO. The toning is beautiful and desirable in ancient coins.
The ANS was started by a 16 year old coin collector and American Civil War veteran. From what I can tell, the bulk of the ANS' collection has...
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Great writeup. Yeah, that's no knife...it's a sword. Are we sure this was minted in Rome and not Spain?
I'm going. Can't wait and look forward to the new venue. Really missed it this year since it was cancelled.
+1 for Wise.com Wish everything in life were so easy to use and keenly priced.
This is a really rare, perhaps unique, variety with the reverse minted upside down. ;)
Lovely example, Spork! I was just talking some friends the other day about mine which is specifically referenced in Crawford for the symbol. I...
I submitted 30 excellent and high grade coins which almost certainly have been out of the ground for decades. I got 1 minor hit which I would...
I am a provenance junkie and the provenance on this coin is important and impressive. CNG did a good job restoring the provenance and it's worthy...
I had one once that exhibited that type of toning and was period correct, but no way of knowing if it was indeed from the Boscoreale hoard. Long...
Unfortunately, I don't know. Sternberg never seemed to disclose anything about the collectors who consigned to him.
Almost 2 years for export permits?! Wow that sucks. You get an award for patience with that. Congrats on the new coin! The May 1986...
Isn't this the wrong color, Panzer? ;)
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