I thought the poll was about the first OP coin which I regard as a man-faced bull. When you corrected the other member, I noticed I, too, had...
A genuine Jotapian is a $5000 or more coin. There is strong incentive to make fakes, hoping someone will pay well on the hope the coin is...
Yes. Whenever you buy a coin from a photo you should, when it arrives, critically compare it to the photo in order to learn to "read" the photos...
Doug is right, as usual. Error coins can be of interest in US coins where almost all are struck correctly and double strikes are very unusual....
It is a modern cast fantasy (fake) with only a slight resemblance to the original ancient Greek coin of Philip II. It is not Celtic. It is not...
I just added a table illustrating the three portrait styles of Maximinus Thrax to my website on his coins:...
Here are my top ten coins of the year 2020 that each cost, including shipping, $100 or less. I did buy some coins over $100, but this list is...
There are quite a few nice, nearly full flan, official issues of that Claudius II CONSECRATIO type. That makes me think yours is unofficial.
I presume you mean 9 mm. I'm sure the bearded ruler is Tetricus I. I have seen many barbarous radiates but I don't recognize the reverse of yours.
I've been rephotographing some of my late Roman bronze imitations. I went to numerous coin fairs in Britain in the 1980s and 1990s and, at that...
Show us a good image and we will try. Include both sides and its diameter.
Here is one of commonest Roman coin types of all. [ATTACH] 17-16 mm. Constantine II, struck 332 at Lugdunum (Lyons). CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C...
Nice group! My favorites are #4 (Domitian), 3 (Marc Antony galley), and 9 (Trajan).
They are very nice additions in better shape than most. Congratulations! I recommend Byzantine copper to readers. If you know little about it,...
Not me. At any given time the vast majority of my stuff is in the bank SDB, but "Bank Day" means I have contemplated the stuff I have at home so...
In Israel in the early 1970s it was said some counterfeits were fed to goats. When the coins got through their digestive systems, they looked old...
About fibulas: That reasonable suggestion seems contrary to this evidence: My post (fifth one above)...
I expect it will be expensive and cost you money that could be spent on coins you actually want. There are very few long-term ancient-coin...
Well done! You got some excellent pieces. I particular like the Gratian (first coin) and Constantine commemorative (last coin), but the others are...
I love the Nilus type of drachm: [ATTACH] Hadrian, drachm stuck at Alexandria. LIH = year 18, 133/4 Nilus reclining on a crocodile. Emmett...
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