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Any suspicion that it may be an unofficial issue?
For comparison: http://www.vcoins.com/en/stores/ancient_imports/8/product/illyria_dyrrhachium_ar_drachm__cow_and_calf/541576/Default.aspx
Egyptian. See: http://www.coinfactswiki.com/wiki/Egypt_AH_1293(22-W)_20_qirsh
After reading this post... [ATTACH]
The first coin (6a, 6b) is likely from the Ottoman Empire. For comparison see the coins at the top of this page:...
The 60 Minutes piece is definitely sobering food for thought for us coin collectors. Always best to be familiar with the telltale signs of fakes,...
Here are some online sources for more info on Celtic coinage: http://www.kernunnos.com/ http://www.writer2001.com/improvisations.htm...
Very cool coin with an interesting historical context. Thanks for the info. Your image is certainly much sharper than the seller's. Nice job....
If no one chimes in with i.d.'s, you might want to poke around at CoinIndia.com and Zeno.ru to see if anything turns up.
To clarify my comment above: I would assume that there might still be a strike to flatten the coin prior to the punch. Another thought, though...
No idea, really...but I wonder whether a hot versus cold strike (the temperature of the planchette) would make a difference. Would a "cold...
Here are five of mine from this year. Vologases V tetradrachm (Parthia): [ATTACH] Orodes III tetradrachm (Elymais): [ATTACH] Phraataces...
Some truly amazing coins on this page. Congrats to all on great acquisitions. Is it just me, or does Pescennius Niger in Doug's bottom coin seem...
VF, in my opinion.
I think your coin looks fine. I believe it's an Ubayd Allah b. Ziyad AR drachm. Search those terms, you'll likely find matches.
I am a fan of Wayne Sayles' books. I'd recommend his "Ancient Coin Collecting, Volume I," which is a general, but informative, introduction to...
"They are not ancient but perhaps you folks will find them interesting." I have no doubt that my (community college) students consider anything...
Osroes I (Parthia) AR drachm, 109 - 129 AD Sellwood 80.1
Struck fakes/fantasies, I think. Appear to all be using the same, or very similar, reverse die - of a type I don't recognize from any ancients.
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