Just relaying his opinion. I am far from knowledgable enough to have any opinion worth listening to.
I have just spotted this one which could well be from the same dies on another board. A Constantinian expert there thinks they could well be...
That is a very nice Probus. Part of the AEQVITI coded series of Rome (V).
That Hadrian is very attractive.
Well I am still out there buying random coins that I find pleasing in some way when I find them. Here are three recent purchases. None have a...
Yes. But there is always a host to a set of casts. There is a very slim chance that the other coin is the host. I doubt it.
No.The second coin is not a known fake but is one I tracked down belonging to a collector. I suspect they are both cast fakes
Hopefully back on solid ground here. This time a new addition to my pile. Maximianus Herculius - Follis Obv:– IMP C MAXIMIANVS P F AVG, Laureate...
Septimius Severus denarius Obv:– IMP CAE L SPE (sic) SEV - PERT AVG COS II, Laureate head right Rev:– TR P III IMP V COS II, captive seated...
After looking through about 600 of my Probus coins I can only find one with any trace of a circle guide. Just the small section at 12 o'clock on...
Here is my coin in it's entirity and the match Mine:- [ATTACH] The Match:- [IMG] I will look into taking images of the edge.
Clodius Albinus - Alexandria. No joke. I am rather embarassed that I have been caught as I am a careful buyer.
When I started this thread I hadn't expected it either.
Well this is interesting. I hadn't had any doubts about this coin before posting it here. I was away searching for die matches and return to find...
This might just be too simple but can you identify who this is and then also identify the mint? I have left out the reverse and cropped off any...
I have found another example from matching dies to the OP coin. More than that they share the same flan shapes. This is the strongest indication...
They were made from Billon - a silver/bronze based alloy.
I have been browsing through my coins of Sepimius Severus to see if I couldfind any obverse circle guides. Out of about 450 coins I have six coins...
I suspect that they are not related to wear but more related to how fresh the dies were. If they are there on a fresh die then they will be on the...
Doug, I have a few circle guides from Emesa I am aware of the circle guide on coins from other mints too. I have seen it on very sharp coins of...
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