Anachronistic combinations of design and artistic topic as well as the large, cast flan immediately give this away as a fake.
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Don't have one yet but I've admired the cistophorii from afar, particularly those of Augustus. I disagree with some of those outdated opinions.
I think the revenue-sharing with the finder is key to the amount of documented hoards found in Britain. Also, the climate/soil is not very...
Looks to me like a plow scratch or something not deliberate. I can read the article fine (here in California). It is interesting that it is from...
Constantius Chlorus' small change (quarter follis) of Siscia [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Nice coins Victor and very much appreciate the background information in your write-up.
That's cool! They must have had pretty big tents!
@FitzNigel?
I have a Focas with a XXXX instead of M.
Ah, OK.
Byzantium, Michael II the Amorian and Theophilus, year 9 [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Sometimes flips and sometimes envelopes. I don't have anything slabbed, though I have purchased some of them and remove them from the slab.
Nice pick-up.
One Phillip I have is toned. Whether it is rainbow or not is uncertain. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Nice pick-ups.
Prices are trending up and up as bored Covid-fatigued people are learning about ancient coins and can't stay away from auctions where the...
Great coin @Orfew!
Great coins all. And congrats on the speedy delivery.
Magnus Maximus, 383 - 388 A.D. AE 2, 24mm 5.7 grams Obverse: DN MAG MAXIMVS PF AVG Diademed head right, draped and cuirassed Reverse: REPARATIO...
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