The coin pictured below is one of my favorites :D. I bought it from a Harlan Berk bid or buy sale many years ago. It is a common gold coin but...
juris klavins, I was living in southern California at the time of the Gas Crisis & remember all the lunacy that went with it. Some people driving...
a.c.h., I looked a long time to find a War Shekel that was a "keeper", & this coin was the best I could afford :D. Year 2 shekels are the most...
Kevin, The weight of Jewish War shekels varies a great deal especially on Year 3 coins. I don't know if this was from clipping or a dwindling...
I've posted these two coins before but it seems appropriate to post them again. Nice group of coins Kevin :D! The 1st coin is the famous Judaea...
thejewk, Nice score :D! Knowing the detectorist & where it came from gives it importance ;).
paddyman98, You're right, it's a GEM :D.
Does anyone remember The Great Toilet Paper Crisis of 1973: I'm sure younger people have never heard of it. It happened at the same time of the...
Left facing portraits of Galerius are rare. I acquired the coin pictured below over a decade ago. The dies show obvious wear but the coin is in...
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thejewk, Your follis has an unusually fine portrait & is heavy for a London issue with the standard weight being around 10.50 gm. The coin...
shanxi, Those NGC photos are absolutely horrendous :eek:! Their stock photos are usually pretty bad. I recently got 10 coins back from an NGC...
Limes, Your coin looks like a quality fake that would have fooled me on 1st glance too :smuggrin:. I've bought more fakes than I care to disclose...
joecoincollect, It would be nice to see the reverse of your coin. Why don't you shoot some photos of both sides of the coin without the plastic...
For comparison here is a Tet of his brother Geta, with a portrait similar to your coin :D. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Factor, That's an interesting coin with an excellent portrait :). The Tyre mint had some gifted celators working for them. Pictured below are 2...
Magnus Maximus, That is a nice looking Tet with a very mellow looking portrait :D.
Mat, That's an unusually fine strike for the type :D! BenSi & David posted a couple of beauties too ;).
Adriaan, Both of those are great looking coins & wonderful to have the same type issued as Caesar & Augustus :D! Many years ago I acquired a rare...
Many thanks to everyone who chose to add to this post on this important holiday :). The responses were varied, which is no surprise to me ;). I...
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