I agree you need to move this to the modern world section where you might find a specialist in these. My guess would be that it is a cast fake...
What is the earliest Greek coin that has what is considered an actual portrait of the ruler and is inscribed with his name? I have never been...
How many remember AMCC1 and how it happened that lot number one was won on the first day of December and lot two was won on the second?...
too late
I doubt water will do anything other than wet those spots but it should do no harm as long as you dry it well. That bull is a great coin I...
The reverse shows the then current three rulers. The one in the middle was a child. The obverse legend would have told you which of the three...
This is the best reason for cleaning uncleaned coins. If you enjoy the process ten times as much as the coin is worth, you are are real winner....
There is truth in what has been said above. Your error here was failure to realize that tuition in the 'School of Hard Knocks' is wasted unless...
I believe it is the job of a bidder to read and understand the descriptions and the terms of the sale. If a word is used (perhaps tooled or...
This leaves the question of the status of the other coins of the type sold as solid. Are all fourrees? Was the whole issue debased so the others...
From a purely business sense, I would not have my auction close the day after the US election this year when too many potential bidders might be...
Yes. Other answers cover the same thing but you have the main points. To avoid confusion: The terms Roman Provincial and Greek Imperial are...
There are a couple Probus coins that will sell for $1000 and others that stay in the $10 to $50 depending on condition. This is one of the high...
I have always been fond of those later period Decius coins with the shorter legend with TRA DEC. Clean with care. The Salonina looks promising...
The article points to the typical museum attitude that the only proper disposal of 'three tonnes' of coins is storage in a vault never to be seen....
Truth: When I look at the fourrees shown and the coins not identified as fourrees, I see no significant separation in weight. On some, for...
'Best' is never a certain thing but there are photos that I like better than others even if the coin is not the sort of thing that would dazzle...
While I am not a specialist in this series, the coin has a look of having been scrubbed in cleaning which might cause some weight loss. The...
When reading these it is necessary to check for spelling variations (too common to be called errors). TRANQLITAS Crispus London [ATTACH]...
The type also comes in a version from the Syrian mint. RIC 645 [ATTACH]
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