I would have bid on this one if hadn't recognized the already high bidder:D Nice catch!
That is a fantastic example and FORVM coins always look much better in hand.
This is an exercise in futility. A bad fake can be identified from a picture. A good fake can ONLY be identified in hand by someone with a great...
Congrats Orfew! No sewer coins in my collection but this capta type is one of my all time favorites. [ATTACH]
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Let's see some new pictures!
Great catch @Orfew. Here's mine: [ATTACH] As well as the more common type: [ATTACH] Which is more prized, rarity or beauty? A while back I...
It is disingenuous to ask for help with authenticity without revealing what you already know about the coin.
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Awesome pickup!
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I know nothing about Chinese coins what-so-ever so I don’t doubt you’re right. However, the context of my comment was in regard to the Greek coin...
Purchasing a coin with a 35 year old pedigree is absolutely no help against forgery. No offense, but that is terrible advice.
How have forgers changed their methods since 1983?
I second what everyone has already said. One thing though, I would remind your family not clean it or buff it in any way. I had a friend who...
They also regularly list coins with large reserves. Anyway, I regularly buy from and would use Roma to auction my coins, I just hope I never have...
PS. The normal type, emperor sacrificing right, star before him, was represented by 181 specimens in the Reka Devnia hoard, compared to 3...
Here's the transition. The coin I posted earlier is a rare, initial, SACERD DEI SOLIS ELAGABAL type, with the emperor sacrificing left not right,...
Here's my favorite Elagabalus aka Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus aka Varius Avitus Bassianus. I don't recall where or for how much. [ATTACH]
Some real beauties so far! I'll bring it back to the quadrigas from Rome. Vespasian: [ATTACH] Titus: [ATTACH]
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