Nicholas Molinari's Recent Activity

  1. Nicholas Molinari liked Croatian Coin Collector's post in the thread My Biggest Coin.

    This one: [ATTACH]

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  2. Nicholas Molinari liked TypeCoin971793's post in the thread My Biggest Coin.

    From the British Museum: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]

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  3. Nicholas Molinari replied to the thread Vespasian addition.

    Wow. Nicely done. It is amazing!

    Apr 20, 2024 at 7:15 PM
  4. Nicholas Molinari liked panzerman's post in the thread Vespasian addition.

    Just added this to my collection.... AV Aureus ND (75-79AD) 7.34g. 19.5mm. .998 12h. Rome Mint Laureate Bust facing...

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  5. Nicholas Molinari liked The Meat man's post in the thread New Style Owl.

    The die looks to have been about the size of a drachm. Note how much wider the flan is than the actual strike. You could always send it...

    Apr 20, 2024 at 12:20 PM
  6. Nicholas Molinari liked Alfonso Hernandez's post in the thread New Style Owl.

    Very true. Drachmae can be up to 18 mm which would account for the excess space on the flans. Thank you!

    Apr 20, 2024 at 12:20 PM
  7. Nicholas Molinari replied to the thread New Style Owl.

    I mean the die was possibly made directly from from a real coin. You could then use the die from the real coin to strike another coin...

    Apr 19, 2024 at 8:06 PM
  8. Nicholas Molinari liked Broucheion's post in the thread New Style Owl.

    Hi All, Looks dubious. I agree with @Bing and @The Meat man. - Broucheion

    Apr 19, 2024 at 9:49 AM
  9. Nicholas Molinari replied to the thread New Style Owl.

    I agree—looks like a fake die was made from an authentic specimen.

    Apr 19, 2024 at 9:49 AM
  10. Nicholas Molinari liked The Meat man's post in the thread New Style Owl.

    I don't like the way the dotted border on the obverse suddenly stops like that, for no discernable reason. Often this can be a sign that...

    Apr 19, 2024 at 9:48 AM
  11. Nicholas Molinari liked RichardT's post in the thread New Style Owl.

    You have linked to a tetradrachm. The OP states his coin is a didrachm, and the weight would be that of a didrachm. New Style...

    Apr 19, 2024 at 9:48 AM