I do find myself more and more interested in this particular coinage of Hadrian, despite my recent hiccup with the Hispania aureus. I'm hopeful...
No, this isn’t a treatise on how to “tool” an aureus to make it look better! Like any makeover, it consists of “before” and “after” pictures,...
Most collectors on this site would agree strongly with this sentiment. It's completely understandable that you might want to store or exhibit...
Exactly! I'm already making adjustments to my budgets in the October auctions... Really, my biggest disappointment is that I very much liked the...
Thanks. You were correct in your initial observation that the coin's features appear to be pressed rather than struck. Very good -- a gold star!
Bing was on the right track. On the counterfeit's reverse, the first A in Hispania lacks the crossbar in the A (it's not just a filled-in die),...
Flow marks -- radial striations caused by the die striking the hot metal -- are normally visible on EF-condition gold coins. Two of the coins...
There is one characteristic of the forgery that is stand-alone -- i.e., does not rely on comparison to other coins from the same dies.
Which A (there are five of them - three on the obverse, and two on the reverse)? And which coin? FYI, both Bing and TIF are on the right track....
The four Hadrian Hispania aurei below are apparently from the same sets of dies. Can you spot the subtle differences that distinguishes one of...
It's not clear to me what you mean by this sentence. My understanding -- maybe faulty -- is that you think a coin's seller should be required...
I don't believe this coin is genuine. First, Tiberius' portrait does not look like any of the other "tribute penny" denarii that I've ever seen....
That's what makes the story I referenced ("Twelve Caesars, Nine Years, and 856 Dollars"...
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