Sorry to say it doesn't look like a real Constantine coin.I've never seen a reverse like that.It might be a souvenir reproduction of some kind.If...
Bone, Your umbrella is definitely upside down.Yours is a bit more "closed" than mine and the fringe is more prominent.Now you can safely label...
I've been trying to find a coin of Constantine IV for a long time but they're either not to be found or outrageously expensive.It features...
I just snagged this one today and since it shows the umbrella/canopy reverse that Drusus mentions....here it is!:)
Eddyk, For those who don't know,the 2000 1 pound has the PLEIDIOL WYF I'M GWLAD (True am I to my country) inscription.The following year,the pound...
Oops, I accidently clicked on the bikini clip instead of the mint commercial...silly me.:smile
http://www.colonialacres.com/cgi-bin/dispitem.cgi?item=2004_candaylg
I have found this problem to be most prevalent on "brown Ikes".Virtually every one I have has this haze on them.
I have an 1892 and 1893 both in AU condition.I took these pics of the '92 specifically to emphasize the detail.This is about the maximum you'll...
Looks like a privately minted commemorative of the Sitiawan Chapel,which would make it Malaysian..just a guess.
Congrats CT!!! I hope you can manage to get in here when you're not at work.Some of us manage to do both.:hail:
Good Job David. This thread helps illustrate a pet peeve of mine.90% of the "answers" that I give to people on this forum..(ancients excepted)..I...
Another good indication that it's authentic is the crud that's accumulated around the designs and inscriptions.If you go to the photo links and...
yup,IOVI COSERVATORI (Jupiter protect us).I'm betting my Redskins forgot to leave burnt offerings on his altar....
Strange you should mention Herod Agrippa and three stalks of grain in your two posts.Check this out.This was a fairly common theme on Judean...
My vote goes to REAL....denticles are perfect,fields smooth as glass,eagles eye appears to be normal,wear and tear & toning..normal.If it doesn't...
Judging from the L over his head,I'd go with Claudius.It looks like you can see the O from DIVO at 10 O'clock,then bottom of CLA but the next...
I found a website:) that has 15 posts that discuss this,here are a few: http://www.cointalk.org/showthread.php?t=13284&highlight=reprocessed...
When Doug and Roy were young collectors,the reference books were carved on rocks or tree bark.:D (just testing to see if they're on the job)
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