There was a thread about another one like that... http://www.cointalk.com/threads/early-jewish-shekel-real-or-fake.228110/
Looks like "something" that purport to be a Judaean shekel...
The fatter version... [IMG]
My best looking lady... [IMG]
One of my favorite coin... :happy: [IMG]
I think it would better translate to square head. "Tête carrée" is a pejorative expression sometimes used here to denigrate anglos (but you know...
Moi aussi je t'aime beaucoup :kiss: (Maudite tête carrée :p)
Yes a modern counterfeit, stamped "WRL". [IMG]
Yes, a few too many adjectives for some of them...
Even then, it's very important to research coins independently, especially for the most obvious cases like this one. For example, I reported the...
That I would doubt, there are so many of these (they are made of pewter and are consistently underweight, so should be easy to verify). According...
This is, by far, the most common Alex III drachm fake...
The description you cite from Mionnet matches your coin [almost] perfectly. It does say that the bust is laureate (not radiate as mentioned in the...
47.1 mm / 83.04 g :) [IMG]
:) [IMG] Sicily, Messana AR Tetradrachm (412–408 BC) Obv.: Charioteer driving mule biga left, two dolphins nose to nose in exergue Rev.:...
Eng, look under Dyrrhachium :D
Yes, apparently it is the same issue as Steve's (Ceka 193)... Missing the corn-ear at right but just a striking flaw I guess ?? There is one on...
Better pics of the other part of the mold would help but I agree that it looks like it was made to cast older moroccans coins... [ATTACH]
They should be differentiated by weight, an "hemi-" being half the denomination (theoretically). But at those sizes the distinction is not always...
Ever seen an hemitetartemorion (BIG name, tiny coin) ? [Not that you could actually see it if you were looking at one :eek: ]...
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