My gut also tells me that it's a fake. The letters are too thick and cartoony, and the black deposits look applied. The coin also looks like it...
Yes, heating in a weak solution of hydrogen peroxide / sodium hydroxide removes the patina but also avoids the scratches from mechanical cleaning....
I would agree with CT'ers here... Hadrian was my first thought as well. No idea on the reverse though...
I echo everyone's sentiments so far to say that the coin certainly appears to be genuine from the photos. The "pitting" is likely just...
Sounds like a reasonable hypothesis!
Great coin! Thanks for sharing!
I collect ancient Greek (primarily Magna Grecia, specifically the Messapian mints around Tarentum as well as Tarentum and Metapontum), Roman (no...
wow.
Like others who have posted here, I enjoy logging onto CT, reading what others have posted, and sometimes posting my own content or responses. We...
Definitely an interesting and plausible theory.
OP coin looks good. I have also bought from Den of Antiquity without issue and consider them to be a reputable seller. Congrats to @Danielprice...
Previous CT posts - coins do not exactly match the OP's, although I remember others of the same style being sold by Lanz in the past 12 months....
Lanz has sold a bunch of these legionary denarii in the past - almost identical style - which are fakes. I posted them on CT a while back.
Thanks - this is great - I had noticed that I was not always able to save the pictures as well. I do save pictures of auctions I bid on so I can...
LOL - the Bulgarian origin for that one is a big tip-off for me, as well as fake applie dpatina and style of that coin....
Not my area of specialty but style and fabric look off. I have seen a lot of coins in 35+ years but not one like this. The metal looks ancient but...
Great set, @AncientNumis, and welcome! Your Herakleia diobol issue may also have been minted at Taras, Tiati, Kailia, Heridonia or Rubi which all...
Agree - it's a medieval jetton.
Stunning coins, well done!
I'm an existing member, and I have no clue what happened...
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