Sounds like Danish provenance, and very likely this Peter Flensborg: [ATTACH] Perhaps the Syl D number is related to the Copenhagen collection?
I agree with this. I think I will be looking for books more than coins for the rest of this year.
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[ATTACH] ARAB-BYZANTINE. Early Caliphate (636-660). Imitation of a Follis of Heraclius (610-641). Obverse: Heraclius in the middle; to left,...
Very interesting post, @seth77 Thank you. I don’t have a lot of Saturn coins, but here we go: [ATTACH] Moneyer: L. Calpurnius Piso Caesonius,...
My guess is that this is a cast coin of later origin.
I must say I’m getting increasingly suspicious about some of the most commonly offered silver fraction types. Then again, they look rather old...
And the experts hometown was Hameln, where the rat catcher of the brothers Grimm operated.
Congratulations! I noticed that coin myself, and wondered if I should go all in on Kuenker. It really is a nice example of a wonderful type! As...
I really like this coin, @VGO_ducks That way of portraying a castle is really different, isn’t it? It looks like it’s seen from above. But they...
All those coins will come out very well from cleaning. They will keep the green patina if you use distilled water instead of olive oil. I use...
Let’s not forget that OP got his first gold coin instead of this shameful, over-tooled representative of numismatic shenanigans. A very nice...
Interesting to see all the different styles on the Libertas and Minerva AEs :)
[ATTACH] Thanks for sharing! The upper coin is in my collection. According to RIC, it was minted in Rome. The lower coin was minted in Lyons,...
@Ryro , I agree the coin is smoothed. It doesn’t cross my «tooled» line, though. The gouges between the columns may have been made with a...
«Schone Patina». Grading is Sehr schon (vf), Vorzuglich = EF, Fast Stempelglanz = almost uncirculated, Stempelglanz = uncirculated. (Sorry, I...
I think this is a question where you draw the line between tooling and smoothing. The coin has been smoothed, probably by wet cleaning and rubbing...
I believe this is the coin in RPC, @7Calbrey : https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/4/3773 Volume IV.3 Number 3773 (temporary) Province Syria...
Looks like it has been cleaned with a brush, which leaves hairlines on the surface. Quite faint ones, in this incidence. There are some more...
Here is an exaple of a Roman provincial with Men: [ATTACH] Septimius Severus, 193 - 211 AD AE22, Pisidia, Parlais Mint Obverse: IMP CAES L SE...
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