It´s not that simple. would you call a debased silver coin "fake"? Then how about limes denarii? in both cases coins could be issued by the state...
Altough I must say...I have NEVER seen a countermarked As or a Sestertius other than first century. This one is really intriguing.
They are usually found in two different "cutting styles" for some reason: crude or neat. This one would clearly be a crude type. The other one...
It makes sense, but evidence doesn´t support that. These are only found in Italy, not Africa. That´s why Vandal origin is in dispute.
Someone mentioned on FB that it could be one "lost" some two hundred years ago, just mentioned in old written sources, but exactly like this one....
They surely upgrade your books. Would you like to be "read" (as intimate as a letter gets) in 150 years? Or just remembered for your excellent...
500/1000 shame on me. :banghead:
I think Doug is right, keep in mind these coins are not as uniform as 19th and 20th century coins.
I used to operate one of the big ones, but unfortunately, not with coins. The one in the picture is a "field instrument" which I believe is more...
Nice chunck you got there!:woot: Congrats!
Nice token...yeah, a dollar or so.
Just Awesome. Congrats!
Nice coins Loong! You don´t usually get tin coins in that super state! Good 4 you!
https://www.cointalk.com/threads/interesting-finding-of-roman-bronze-coins-in-seville-hope-you-understand-some-spanish.277990/page-2#post-2408510
Here`s a video: http://www.cuatro.com/noticias/miguel-angel-oliver/monedas_bronce_romanas-Museo_Arqueologico_de_Sevilla_2_2170905227.html...
They found 10 amphorae intact, other 9 broken in pieces (apparently not due to the workers). They were intentionally hidden a metre deep, under a...
I love your sense of humour and your write ups!
Could they be facing "east"? (i.e. the sun -as in Sun God-) Radiates have indeed sun ray crowns, just as female characters have moon rays...OK,...
Always a nice addition to any collection. I still owe one to mine. Great coin!
Lanz is known for this. Once someone asked them why, they responded "there´s a market who collects tooled coins" Ugly. shamefull. They take...
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