Thank you for your continued vigilance - it is much appreciated!
LOL you finally found the silver bullet ;)
very nice!
Hmmm. I wondered whether that black gunk was recently applied or not... knowing Lanz, it was likely applied to mask the coin's shortcomings like...
Patina, not bronze disease.
Love it - great find and great detective-work, Aidan!
Interesting! I have a bronze like the one in the lower left of the photo as well but always thought it was a piece of something rather than an aes...
Yes that one is of Godfrey the Bearded. Apparently this one is attributed to Mere as well, although I have seen it previously attributed to other...
I have recently noticed that there are also (Scandinavian?) imitations of the Hermann of Kalvelage type from Emden (AMVTHON). They are going for a...
Love the coins of this period! Yes, I collect the coins of Jever (you sometimes see the legend "GEHEREI" on the cross side of some of the Hermann...
Looks like a most excellent auction. May the best bidder win!
Yes, very informative, and great sleuthing... keep up the great work!
Nah, this one is of Gallienus. He also had a big issue of animal coins.
It doesn't look like any type I've ever seen before. I would think it may be some sort of fantasy coin.
@Tejas, all your coins look genuine, but the first coin you show from Lansky seems fake. The style is quite off. Or am I missing something?
Wow, great sleuthing, @Heliodromus! That definitely closes the loop for me!
It looks real to me.
This one's a fake, it matches in style to the ones Lanz are selling. They've made quite a splash - I have seen them in a few places lately.
The reverse assembly looks machined even though the "coin" side looks well worn. Perhaps it was an ancient coin reworked in modern times, although...
I think it could be legit, but better pictures may help ;)
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