Resurrecting an old thread, but have some lingering questions about the Antioch officinae. Most make sense to me except 2 of them. Since the mint...
10k is very impressive. At the rate I'm going it would take me another 18 years to get that many! Don't have many from your foci except this...
Both are possible [ATTACH] It is an obvious fake for other reasons.
Casting bubbles, artificial wear. One example https://www.forumancientcoins.com/fakes/displayimage.php?album=search&cat=0&pos=4 and another...
You are correct with Antiochus III, it is the same coin as the CNG specimen. Seleucus is ΣΕΛΕΥΚΟΥ, where Antiochus is ANTIOXOY. FYI I am building...
I've seen many serrated fourree's but remember reading it somewhere. Had to search for this and I have no idea if it is accurate but thought it...
I could be wrong (since I am not a Republican specialist) but I thought Sulla minted serrated coins to combat forgeries such as these?
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Because they use Æ instead of AE. [ATTACH] Edit looks like you already figured it out
Thanks to the 9 10 people that voted. The answer is [ATTACH] JK :smuggrin: The obverse of the coin depicts Artemis with bow and quiver over...
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Good question. Stylistic preference of the dynasty. Only found on bronze and from two mints.
Browsing eBay and found this coin that took me a while to figure out what was on the obverse (bottom photo). It's a Seleucid coin with Apollo...
Well sure. Unless he knows one is going to be there I wouldn't expect to see one by chance and is why I suggested others.
#1 does it have to be that exact one? There are hundreds of different ones from the same period. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
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I can look it up but that would be a moot point as the coin is a modern cast forgery I am afraid to say. Yours is almost 50% underweight for the...
Do you have a scale? Does your tet really weigh under 11g?
That's a great pick up Mat, and from a interesting mint.
I've never owned or even seen one in person, but the ones I have seen photos of are wretched (even more so than this one). Other areas look off as...
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