Here is a coin which I believe was struck with rusty dies. The imperfections are localized, not involving the entire coin, and the devices which...
I believe it is a genuine coin subjected to a fire. My only expertise comes from owning a stack of tremisses which had melted together, which I...
It is on page 47 of Erasmus’ Adagia. Just kidding, I made it up.
Quercocoronated, of course.
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] Here are a few coins of Justin I and his nephew Justinian The first coin shows Justin. His portraits tend to be rather rough...
Years ago the following joke was told. Collector: I was wondering about something. How many people do you think collect Byzantine coins,...
Very impressive collection and beautiful website. I think you explain a rationale for collecting coins in a very effective and attractive...
@svessien, I wonder if your coin does not feature a harpa, but rather a true flint sickle....
It is Gobl 58. Here is the Wildwinds reference. https://www.wildwinds.com/coins/greece/indo_scythians/kanishka_I/i.html I am sorry I haven’t...
This deity appears very similar. The moon god Mao on a coin of Kanishka, 127-152 ad [ATTACH]
Enjoy a cup of kopi luwak, the only proper accompaniment when sampling your ancient enterally cycled aurei.
The Basiliscus and Marcus solidus was truly a coup. I was traveling during the auction, or I might have tried for it myself. IMO you got a great...
The nomismata of Constantine IX are more flat, less deeply scyphate, than the similar coins of succeeding emperors. The middle coin is a gold...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] Here are a few roughly contemporary coins. I like how the second picture emphasizes the commonality of the crosses on the...
IMHO neither the obverse nor the reverse of your coin, @gabsar9115 , is a match for the known false dies.
As a young man, I was a first time visitor to a major coin show. I expressed my interest in Byzantine coins to a dealer who handed me a coin,...
Very nice, Donna. Here is Valentinian’s brother Valens. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] The brothers seem to have been of rather choleric temperament....
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] This just arrived this week, from the Roma auction. No customs delay nightmares to report. It is contemporary with the...
[ATTACH][ATTACH] Not possessing a plethora of Lombard coins, I will repost these from the Duchy of Beneventum. Left to right, a solidus of...
Becker Fakey McFakeface. Times two. IMHO.
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