This article appeared in KOMONEWS yesterday. The coins were buried in a clay pot in an Upper Austrian farm....
I wouldn't underestimate the the importance & value of your Gordian/Byzantine follis, regardless of what you paid for it :smuggrin:. I haven't...
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The folles posted by robinjojo & sand are of exceptional quality & are valuable coins. The follis pictured below sold at CNG Coin Shop for...
You're right, I had a "brain fart". S or II would indicate a Latin 2nd officina :shame:.
Warren, My only example from the Serdica Mint is pictured below, & you're right Genius looks rather freakish :eek:. My follis does have attractive...
That was an enjoyable interview, thanks for sharing :happy:. The young interviewer did a praise worthy job for his part :D.Wow, your library is...
It's hard to imagine anyone would be fooled by a Slavey Petrov replica unless they are virgin to the hobby. Slavey's coins are not counterfeits,...
That's a great portrait coin & painting of Nero; he looks like a hog sniffing for truffles.
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singig, Your coin has so much corrosion that probably accounts for the light weight, it may be what's left a double sestertius :eek:.
h.w.earl, Your question is impossible to answer o_O, but you are correct stating that Egyptian coinage was legal tender only in Egypt ;). Never...
Donna, Indeed you've got some gems :happy:. The elephant quadriga drachm is my favorite. The Roman engravers really exploited the rich culture &...
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Curtis, Of course she is holding an abacus :D. My sestertius of Gordian III has the same reverse design ;). [ATTACH] Gordian III, AD 238-244...
Roerbakmix, I believe your interesting barbarian bronze coin is earlier than you think. It appears to me to be a barbarian copy of a late...
CT member TIF has a spectacular collection of Egyptian coinage, hopefully she'll post a few of her gems for this thread :happy:. Pictured below is...
[ATTACH] A.C.H. is probably right, but there is a possibility it could be a detached lid from a bronze oil lamp ;).
I can understand the lure to Christian symbolism on these coins but it does seem like an odd & almost hidden way to express it. Was the engraver...
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