Quote "One dealer in the Middle East told me you can't dig a hole on the Arabian Peninsula without finding a little coin of Aretas IV." I've got...
The silver looks like it's peeling off below Arethusa's bust.
Doesn't look right too me. Is it a fouree? Looks fake.
You should be pleased with it, it's a wonderful set!
Beautiful coin TIF, the details are stunning!
For more uncanny lookalikes and unscholarly fun, check out this old thread:...
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Have you ever noticed how much Trajan looks like Charlie Watts?
I noticed that TIF has been cleaning Alexandrian Tets in her gold tremissis post. She might be able to shed a bit more light on the green spots
I don't think you need to worry. It's a really nice coin and the little green crusties don't detract from the eye appeal.
If the green spots are powdery and rub off it's probably bronze disease. I've had some success with brushing it off and carefuly picking it out of...
Very cool! Enjoy your 15 minutes of fame.:D
Hey, just watched this...Awesome!!! Very well done, love the music.
Oops! Sorry about the enormous images
Tetricus II [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Tetricus II AE Antoninianus. C P E TETRICVS CAES, radiate draped bust right / PIETAS AVGVSTOR, priestly...
Stevex6 you are toooooo funny! Good old sense of Canadian humour:D
Your coin appears to have come off a casting tree. Yes, I agree it does appear that way, and the only good explanation for this error would be...
It looks like the coin flipped over in the stationary die after the first strike, then didn't get replaced with a blank flan, receiving the...
At first I thought it was over-struck because the portraits look different but I think the second strike just distorted the first. It's neat how...
This just arrived in the mail. I don't see these very often at all and this one really caught my eye. The double strike is so well aligned it...
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