Mine includes not just bronzes, but Provincial and imitative bronzes. For Nero, mine includes at least 3 or 4 Provincials to capture all the...
I have nothing to contribute on authenticity, but I'd imagine CNG went to some lengths to verify such a high profile coin, showing it around and...
For ancient coin fakes, what you're describing sounds like Forum's Fake Reports gallery which includes many thousands of forgeries of all types...
They often come with countermarks -- usually on Athena's helmet. (I collect countermarks.) Mine (below) are not the best examples (mostly from...
Great find for a Pick-Bin! I've got a bunch of $16 picks from an HJB bin from about 2014 I think... there were no Republican denarii in it though!
As @The Meat man commented, it's a type of Antigonos II Gonatas (277-239 BCE). Athena on the obverse & Pan erecting a trophy on the reverse....
If we're still talking about this Thorius Balbus with V control on the reverse there are 32 of them visible in just the screenshot in my last...
It's the first link I gave (processed notebook 19 for Crawford 300 to 399, since this type is 316/1):...
It's a control symbol. They come with letters at least A thru X (at least), which can find sorted in Richard Schaefer's notebooks (published by...
I love seeing all these bulls and how universally meaningful a symbol it must've been in the ancient world (albeit in various different ways)....
Well done! They make a fantastic set. Internet resources have taken over a lot of their functions, but clearly a lot of people still find Lindgren...
How to choose... I'll do one Cilician + a group of Thessalian ones that belong together: I'm partial to this one, an AR Stater of the Satrap...
It does look like a relatively scarce type. RPC has a couple possible types, depending on whether it's a laureate draped & cuirassed bust or just...
Ah, okay! I follow you there. That's one of the coins Naiden (2003, "Supplication") discusses. I will definitely give this a lot of thought. One...
Beautiful example -- perfect countermarks on both sides, one of the most perfect pairs I've seen! And beautiful green patina
These large Byzantine Folles from the 6th-7th centuries are really impressive and satisfying coins. A few of my favorites: [ATTACH] As...
Maybe that was why? Not sure how long it was operating or how long troops were there. But maybe the Eastern Legions were the primary recipients of...
Nice additions! Apparently I never properly photographed or cataloged my lone Histiai Tetrobol. Click if you dare... [ATTACH] But here's a...
It is -- or was -- uncertain, but maybe someone who knows Valerian/Gallienus coinage well can say whether opinion has coalesced around either of...
Very attractive! I love Antoniniaus surfaces like this, kind of a golden tone over green/olive patina. It gives them a real depth and richness....
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