Ben88, NLL is right, don't waste any money on that coin. It looks like a tourist special :(.
I've posted in the U.S. coin section, World Coins, Ancients, Medals, & WTS (want to sell). Ancients draw the most responses & interest. Interest...
I received an e-mail from Alice at Roma yesterday giving me the option of waiting for lots I won or having them ship the coins via Fed Ex. I asked...
J.T. Parker, After cracking open a Double India Pale Ale with an alcohol content of 8.2% I've decided to keep both coins or trade the 1st one for...
Curtis, That 1st ADVENTVS coin is a jewel :jawdrop:! That's what I'd call "Fleur de Coin". I can understand why you'd grab the 2nd coin too...
Valentinian, That's a nice looking example from the 2nd officina with great toning :D.
Mat, That's a nice looking coin with silvering, & I like the huge letter A officina mark on the reverse :D.
Mike, That coin must have passed thru a lot of legionaries :smuggrin:.
R.C. Are there 4 or 5 dots on that coin o_O? I presume it's from Antioch ?
furryfrog02, I had to think awhile before bidding on the 2nd coin since the 1st coin is struck on a larger flan & has a complete image of both...
R.C., That's a good point ;). I'm sure the 2nd coin also had a dot on the obverse die that didn't appear on the coin because of the flan size. But...
Have you ever searched a long time for a coin you wanted, found it, and then a short time later found a better one o_O? This happened to me...
For comparison here's a real one from Nicomedia :). [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
jb_depew, That's a wonderful portrait of Commodus :jawdrop:! Lovely patina on that coin too.
James, Great score :jawdrop:! Incredible detail on the reverse even on the scepter :D.
Like Doug Smith's coins my post is also a rerun :(, but if fits the theme of this thd. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
robinjojo, That is a fascinating coin & your attribution seems likely :D! The many copies of Athenian Tets from Arabia have a completely different...
R.C., Excellent article with great coin illustrations :D! After Shapur I raided & plundered Antioch in AD 256 the city never restored it's former...
Collecting Nut, That's a stunning coin of fine style with beautiful toning :D! I got a handsome follis back from NGC yesterday that also uses the...
Doug, I like that Tet of Otho, & being a one year type (AD 69) makes it very desirable :D! It looks like a solid V.F. with nice toning. I see no...
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