The style does look similar to this other example: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=558023
You are missing the point of a liberal arts degree. They are not professional degrees like Law, Engineering or Medicine. Liberal arts degrees...
The time range of 100 to 30 BC covers the imperatorial period (49 to 31 BC) where denarius weights can be much lower than other periods of the...
It is very unlikely to be real. Please see a picture of a real example below. It's a medallion of two solidi, and the weight is 8.91g. Firstly...
The overall fabric of the coin doesn't look cast. I'd be more inclined to believe the "pearls" are due to die rust.
[ATTACH] Supposed to be a sestertius of Marcus Aurelius as Caesar, reference number RIC 1348Aa. See above for an example. However your coin...
I think that whether you're buying from an auction house or from a retail shop, all dealers are human and can make mistakes. It may be an...
This is my most expensive coin so far. A consular solidus, issued by Valentinian and Valens. The (unfortunate) result of an online bidding war....
I think that was uncalled for, pprp. As in, insinuating that Lolli is Dr Lanz, and therefore resorting to an anonymous account to defend himself....
Hi all Ok it may just have really have been that someone bid it up to my maximum without my noticing. I just thought it was strange because it's...
Hello TIF, Sorry, I meant to say that the minimum accepted bid was $150. So when I submitted my pre-bid, I saw that the current bid was $150....
Hello all, I seem to have participated in a few auctions where my bids were not reduced. For example let's say I bid on a coin which has 0 bids,...
Coin 1 immediately looked "off" to me, because of the very flat fields. However if it was offered by a reputable auction house I probably would...
Here is my worn and flat struck example, a lifetime issue. [ATTACH]
Generally speaking Pompey and his followers minted lots of coins during Caesar's Civil War from 49-45 BCE. However as a whole their denarii are...
That's a very sharp denarius, Terence. It may be a common issue but yours is a really nice example!
Hello, The obverse legend should read SCIP•IMP upwards to left, METEL•PIVS downward to the right. It refers to Scipio Metellus Pius, one of the...
Thanks for your kind words everyone! Really a pity the dragon's head isn't present. I thought that was the most interesting part of the reverse....
Hello all, Admiring the recent super rare fleet coinage made me want to share this scarce coin of mine. It's a denarius issued by the Pompeian...
I do not intend to be mean or condescending... but both coins are very obvious fakes. The Caesar coin... the weight is too light. The engraving...
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