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Wow! Thanks everyone, this is really interesting. Yes, my coin seems to be an obol, as it would fit perfectly with Ed´s hemiobol. That said, it...
This tendency to make things harder for collectors does not help humanity, it goes against it. Sometime ago, I sent official letters from a...
This little coin was a gift, it was in in an evelope which simply said "Mylassus". I googled it but couldn´t find a match or even a simple...
Most likely it´s a fourree.
I agree with Doug and certainly not gold.
It´s a byzantine "cup coin". You can see Christ on first photo, and part of his "IC XS" (just the IC part).
Looks OK to me.
Could be gold, but certainly not a coin.
Looks cast (specially behind his head) and wrong style.
Looks like spanish medieval, PHILLIPVS something in obverse and a toison on reverse.
It´s a sestertius struck by emperor Hadrian. Reverse shows Felicitas standing and the legend "PONT MAX TR POT COS III".
"The ignorant asks once, the stupid never asks"
I add, both on top are two solidus of IOAN CASIMIR, you can look them up. They are some sort of emergency coin due to inflation between 1660-1668...
Helena
If you can´t tell if they are original or not, and they are (if good) valuable, it is both an amateur move and a must to send them to NGC for...
Looks hammered to me. Cool coin!
That´s exactly the case here. I have a few "unsilvered" and "silvered". It seems to be a common practice (sadly).
Since you are learning, it is only adecuate to point out that the actual patina is the mineralization of the coin´s surface in contact with the...
Looks like a modern lead medal depicting Saint Valentine and Saint Lucas. Can´t say anything else.
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