The detail of the coin on the die are cut in relief leaving the fields (which is where the lines are) as a flat surface. The filing could have...
All looks good to me.
This coin is one of my better examples as it is in relarively good condition, well centred and virtually complete legends. It has a variety of...
I don't want to kill the thread either but will add a couple more varieties of Eastern Septimius Severus coins as Fortuna Redux is a regular theme...
Slightly scarcer than usual couns of his due to the left facing bust though.
Similar to this. [IMG]
Yes. The genuine coins of both types are only known in gold.
I have described the other. Which should be gold and it isn't. As such it is also certainly fake I am afraid.
Could you please look at the reverses of your coins to confirm or refute my identification of the types? It is difficult with only partial...
Addendum. The type should occur in gold as it is a half stater and thus cannot be original in silver.
I strongly suspect the other coin to be a copy of acoin from Tarentum. I base this assumption on what I see at about 12 o'clock on the reverse,...
The second coin is based on a gold octobol of Klazomenae, Ionia, c. 380-350 BC and is an electrotype. Obv:- Laureate head of Apollo facing,...
I have a couple of IMP II, Spes coins. I was tempted to buy your coin just to have a Doug Smith, Sept. Sev. in my collection. Septimius Severus...
Doug, Could it be the same reverse type? I think that the clash is potentially a reversed Juno but off centre. Looking from the head towards the...
Constantine the Great Follis Obv:– IMP C CONSTANTINVS P F AVG, Laureate, draped bust right (seen from the rear) Rev:– MARTI PATRI CONSERVATORI,...
MARTI CONSERVATORI Mars helmeted, in military dress, cloak hanging over right shoulder, standing, right, holding reversed spear, left hand...
A subtle difference in depictions here rather than title. Vespasian denarius Obv:- IMP CAES VESP AVG P M, Laureate head right Rev:- TRI POT II...
Probus Obv:– PROBVS P F AVG, Radiate, cuirassed bust right Rev:– MARTI PACIF, Mars walking left, holding olive-branch, spear and shield....
I have hundreds of Mars coins (just don't ask!). I could make this a VERY boring thread. I will add a couple and then back off to let others carry...
Just for completeness, here are the other coins from the lot that I purchased to obtain my target coin. They aren't too bad in their own right...
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