[ATTACH] This must have been an incredibly well-struck coin when it left the mint, in order for the obverse legends to have held up that well...
I would never denigrate another's preferences but it appears that my attempts at providing insight into ancient collectors' standards (as they...
My first Vitellius was a denarius that my dealer found and I purchased eight years ago from his inventory. I was drawn to the portrait and his...
Certainly, if you define "harshly cleaned" as "any cleaning more than necessary to identify the coin," then you can apply your definition to the...
I find this discussion interesting and don't want it to become defensive and adversarial, but there are some common truths about collecting...
Personally, I very, very much prefer the cleaned version. The details are much improved on the cleaned coin, and the surface encrustations that...
Excellent history and illustrations. Fascinating and somewhat saddening to learn that even in ancient times, great animals sometimes became...
[ATTACH] That won't stop some newbie or troll from posting them on this site and asking if they're real and how much they're worth...
This is a spectacularly good coin. Also, kudos for the reshoot of the coin -- you've brought out the details much better than the original online...
It's my understanding that "Divus" meant that the person had been declared a god (e.g., the "Divvs Avgvstvs" bronzes issued by Tiberius to honor...
These coins all appear to be genuine. The coin you originally posted is very, very, unlikely to be genuine. Since you continue to be skeptical...
Yes, I surely got the fake/not fake aureus call spectacularly wrong. You might consider trying to write, rather than post simple pictures, to...
Certainly I agree with this sentiment but I usually (but not always) have some difficulty discerning sincerity from a first posting or thread....
You and I differ on this point. I remember what it's like being a complete novice in any number of areas, and asking "dumb" questions (about...
My perspective is that we should avoid a rush-to-judgment about these types of posts. When someone new to ancients first holds an ancient coin,...
Looking up this coin on ACSEARCH, I notice that it sold in March 2015 at the Roma auction for over $200K. If this is the same coin, then I'm...
I am 95% certain that this coin is a fake. The surfaces of this coin (not the legends or devices) are bumpy and hilly (for lack of a better...
Some specific items about this coin that make it an obvious fake are: (1) the almost-perfect roundness of the coin (ancient coins are NEVER...
I've been assuming that the obverse lines are in relief but look incuse because the lighting direction is wrong. If, in fact, they're incuse,...
Consider the following side-by-side comparisons: Obverse: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] I clearly see similar outlines of the portrait in the original's...
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