OK, it looks like there aren't any chumps in this group :smuggrin:. #1 is the Becker fake :D. I added the #2 example as a lure because it's a...
ancient coin hunter, I'm happy to share my follies with CT members :D. It's better to learn from other peoples mistakes, & I've made plenty of...
Mike, Of course I'm no expert but your coin looks good to me ;). You're probably right on the pressing technique too. With the incredible output...
After graduating high school at the age of 18, that age when you know everything :rolleyes:, I got a job working for a meat packing company on...
I don't often lower my condition standards but I did on the Caracalla Tet pictured. Not only is the portrait outstanding but the coin cost less...
Your bronze issue of Severus Alexander makes an interesting comparison to my Gordian III example. The overall workmanship on your example is...
I recently won the provincial bronze coin pictured below from Roma Numismatics E-Sale 59. It was struck in the reign of Gordian III, AD 238-244,...
That's a nice looking Ex Fine Tet from a scarce mint too ;). Collecting a type set of Tets with different mint marks in choice condition was a...
Left facing portraits of Caracalla are rare compared to the standard right facing portraits. I've had many left facing portraits on Tets & bronze...
Seeing this coin is always a treat :happy:. The portrait is breathtaking :jawdrop:.
This Tet looks like a gem mint state coin from Antioch, Syria :joyful:! Despite the doubling on the reverse the image of the eagle hasn't been...
I always wanted a Roman coin from the Mesopotamian city of Carrhae, site of the famous battle of 53 BC. General Marcus Licinius Crassus, one of...
Wow :jawdrop:! What a great find. The auction house estimate of the coin at 10,000 - 12,000 British Pounds seems ridiculously low :rolleyes:.
Hello Martin & welcome to CoinTalk :). Your coin looks very interesting & poses a number of questions. Attached below is a link you may find...
I sold the handsome Tet pictured below at a Heritage auction in January of 2018. Despite the scratches on the obverse it sold for $480.00...
Lovely patina on that coin :cool:! If Maximian was holding a spear I'd try and swindle the coin from you :shifty:.
Thanks philolgus 1, I bought those 3 coins a long time ago & they weren't bargain priced then :smuggrin:. Today I've got to compete with many more...
Valentinian, One mini theme I've been trying to complete for a long time is high grade examples from the Lyon Mint, of all four members of the...
Curtisimo, Great score on your follis ;). You might want to correct the description inside your photo o_O, where you label the coin Siscia Mint....
Valentinian, Excellent thread with four beautiful folles ;)! I've been a fan of the large size folles for a long time & have managed to add some...
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