The creatures depicted on your charm are Shang Dynasty Dragons, that were used throughout history as decorative motifs on jade & ritual bronzes....
Donna, Great writeup & interesting coins :D!
Sulla80, That's an excellent example & a wonderful writeup that I missed :D! Thanks for posting :happy:. Tets from Antioch have always been of...
Great score David :jawdrop:! Pictured below for comparison is an Antioch Tet struck in year 2 that I sold at a Heritage auction 10 years ago. The...
Ryro, Those are wonderful photos :jawdrop:! My grandparents on my mother's side came from Enna, Sicily, over a hundred years ago :happy:. Sicilian...
Metal detectorists uncover beautiful medieval artifacts & Tudor period gold & silver coins :jawdrop:!...
It's a very attractive charm :happy:! The Manchurian characters on one side indicate it was most likely made in the Qing Dynasty or was copied...
No doubt the two dots I pointed out are intentional & not something that was the whim of the engraver. Richard McAlee discovered this variety that...
J.H. Where are you finding all these fakes o_O? Are you doing this to test CT members ?
I agree with Ryo, it looks FAKE, especially with the irregular surfaces ;). Pictured below is a genuine solidus from my collection, Sear #734. The...
The 1st coin posted in this thread should be labeled 5b, not 5a. My typo :shame:.
One important detail I forgot to add to this thread is the difference between McAlee 5a & 5b, illustrated below. [ATTACH] The coin on the left...
Andres2, Great detective work :D! Notice how the PS monogram has been filled-in on the photo James R posted.
[ATTACH] As RichardT points out weight & diameter would be helpful in guessing if this coin is genuine or fake. It looks to good to be true...
Pavlos, I remember your excellent article & enjoyed reading it again :D. There were some great looking coins posted in that article ;). Your Tet...
I finally got around to photographing my 1st addition of the year, another Tet from Antioch, Syria pictured below :happy:. [ATTACH] SELEUCIS &...
Andres2, Your 40 nummi / follis has been blessed with a beautiful jade-like patina :happy:! The bronze coinage took a dramatic drop in weight...
Collectors who have been at it for a long time & have large collections will admit they have fakes in their collection; there are other collectors...
It is entirely possible & likely that there is a great deal of hand work on Saburov coins & knives. It is also likely that the main work was done...
D.R., Nice score & great addition to your ever growing collection :happy:!
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