Orfew, I went thru an internal rebellion similar to what you are experiencing now about 7 years ago when I decided to sell my Greek & Parthian...
Carthago, I urge all CoinTalk members to download the study in your post, it focuses on the the Athenian dekadrachm fake that was offered for sale...
Orange Julius, Aside from Doug, who found a like copy listed on forumanancientcoins, nobody has pointed out why the coin looks fake. The 1st thing...
Roman Collector, Thanks for the clarification & attached info :happy:.
maridvnvm, I recently acquired a nice looking example of the CLMENTIA TEMP type of Tacitus from a Heritage auction that I believe was wrongly...
OK, here's my two cents (two Tets) worth :oldman:. [ATTACH] Syria, Laodicea ad Mare, Septimius Severus [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Phoenicia, Tyre,...
TIF, Thanks for the link ;), it's an excellent reference tool for a quick ID. I down - loaded it on a flash drive :smuggrin:.
arizonarobin, The die work on that denarius looks too good to be barbaric o_O. Maybe it's a mint fake :confused:? The portrait of Septimius...
Lolli is right on :D! AK it is (my initials too :hilarious:).
[ATTACH] This is what you get from a Temp Agency worker
[ATTACH] Nice score David
I've always been a sucker for coins related to or mentioned in the bible, old & new testaments, & that includes the famous "Betrayal Shekels"...
TIF kicking butt :hilarious:! Good advice BTW.
David, Your coin is strikingly similar to a coin illustrated by Richard McAlee in his book The Coins of Roman Antioch, page 171, illustration 370....
Loong Siew, That is a fascinating coin with a nice clear inscription :happy:. So many of the coins made by the Artuqids were stylistically...
Bert, Have you been hitting the sauce? [ATTACH]
Julius Germanicus, I don't know if this info is of any use to you but Richard McAlee quotes from the RIC 4, Part 3, pp. 58-58, "some of Philip's...
Severus Alexander, Nice selection with great variety :cool:. In the spirit of "one-upmanship" :shame: here is another example of a dirham of...
This entire thread has been a revelation & great learning expierence! Coins like these "Betrayal Shekels" are an open invitation to very skilled...
dougsmit, Pavlos, & Valentinian Thanks for your input :D. I believe there may be a trace of doubling visible on my coin near the edge at the 9:00...
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