Broucheion, I wasn't disappointed the coin turned out to be an ancient fake just startled I guess :). I posted a thread on this coin a long time...
dwhiz, Your two locomotive buffalo Hobos are beauties, but that Barber half is in a class by itself :jawdrop:! What a sensational find :D.
My oldest coin with a caduceus on it :D. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Shea19, Congratulations on your recent score :D! My 1st Nero Tet from Alexandria turned out to be an ancient counterfeit :eek: purchased many...
Gold price at 03:25 PM, 1-10-2020: $1,559.20 per troy oz. All coins payable by check with a return option if you're not happy. I'll cover the...
Here is another coin that will add to the confusion :banghead:. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Here is an early follis of Constantine I as Augustus,...
7Calbrey, Your coin is a Nero Tet from Antioch, Syria, probably McAlee 264, Year 10, AD 63/64, & worth very little in that condition :(.
Mike, Congratulations on your newly acquired hoard, especially the possible Salona - Ravenna follis of Justinian I :D! Byzantine coinage is...
Q, You've got a couple of Macrinus jewels :jawdrop:! The Antioch Tet would be nearly impossible to duplicate & appears to be struck in exceptional...
Mike, what a wonderful coin to have in your collection :D! Not only are father & son together but the coin is blessed with a lovely patina :woot:....
Alegandron, Thanks for posting your rare bronze provincial from this obscure location :D! I have seen earlier bronze coins from this mint with...
OMG, another collector from the Netherlands :jawdrop:! Thanks for the post Frans :D. In the U.S. we would consider the Netherlands small :p,...
David, you pose an interesting question & will get a variety of answers o_O. Having authored so many books, what is your standard for rarity :)?...
Roerbakmix, That's a nice looking coin with a deep patina :D. How interesting to be found in your home country :cool:. I noticed you & Andres2...
Andres2, Despite the lack of detail on your coin it appears vastly different than the R.C. coin & is probably closer to what Macrinus looked like ;).
Svarog, Those are two interesting examples with the 1st one having an excellent portrait of Macrinus. The lettering on the coin is strange,...
R.C., That's a beautiful denarius of Macrinus, & you're right it sure looks like the bust in Rome. The provincial bronze looks as bad as the first...
A.C.H., I've got a reprint of TETRADRACHMS OF ROMAN EGYPT by James W. Curtis & he lists only 3 known examples of Tets of Macrinus. He does picture...
The tetradrachm of Macrinus pictured below is the last coin I won at auction last year, it finally arrived today :D. This coin is by no means...
Luke, It looks like you scored two nice looking coins :D. The sestertius of Severus Alexander is a choice example ;)! The denarius posted by...
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