Mat, Nice score on your mint state Constantine I nummus :D! I scored a nice looking example of the same type 3 years ago, however, my coin has a...
Clavdivs, That was a great score for the money :D! Pictured below is an example of the "Fallen Horseman" type from my collection. [ATTACH]...
It sure looks suspicious :shifty:. Hopefully Deacon Ray can chime in on this.
I think it's a Valentinian bronze from Siscia.
DonnaML, That's a lovely portrait on your coin :D. The over-sized radiate crown gives the impression that this is a small child :rolleyes:. Who...
Ocatarinetabellatchitchix, Congratulations on your score :D! Your coin looks unusually well struck for the type. Are you going to try & remove...
I think it would be an incredible feat of engraving to produce an entirely new inscription. Was the old inscription tooled to make it look better...
Old World Coins, Nice score :D! Welcome to the Honorius Solidus Club. Pictured below is my example :smug:. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
What about all the other letters in the inscription ?
This is what a genuine ancient counterfeit looks like :rolleyes:. Notice the spot of plating missing on the obverse, otherwise this it a top...
I don't understand how this coin could possibly be a coin of Licinius or Constantinus ? The inscription on the obverse is clear enough to read:...
Fugio 1, Congratulations on your score :D! The coin appears to be in choice mint state with a beautifully modeled portrait ;). It's hard to say...
Lovely coins John :D! [ATTACH] ************* PANZERMAN***************
gsimonel, I sold a solidus of the same type a couple of years ago at a Heritage auction pictured below. Despite some doubling on the reverse the...
Attached below are a few of my favorite Byzantine gold coins :D. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Alegandron, That is a stunning gold stater :jawdrop:! I think I waited too long to sink my teeth into one of those staters :(. They have been...
Only a Poor Old Man, Congratulations on your score :D! Byzantine gold coins are still affordable & you get a lot of "bang for the bucks" ;).
The coins posted in this thread are truly handsome :). Aside from being an important scientist/physicist, Murry Gell-Mann was a serious...
Thanks Gary. What are your collecting interests ?
Lets face it, some of these estimates were laughable :hilarious:! As gsimonel pointed out with the four links he posted, these lots were...
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