TIF, thanks for the above link :D. I vaguely remember reading this thread & browsed thru it again. I'll download it for future reference. What I...
[ATTACH] I recently acquired the Byzantine Anonymous AE follis pictured above, 10.48 gm, 29 mm, 6h. The coin was attributed to Class A2, A.D....
[ATTACH] [IMG] [IMG] Comparing all 3 Shekels, top example from the Forgery Network, middle example is from the CNG E-Auction 394, and the bottom...
Michael, Nice work :D! I did lighten-up the tartanhill reverse for easier comparison & it sure looks like the CNG example. [ATTACH] [IMG]
Eric, Nice score ;)! Your example is far superior to the coin illustrated in Prieur's book that was struck on an undersized flan & most of the...
Maridvnvm, Great detective work :D! Did you alert the auction house :shame:?
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Holden Tidmore is right on :D, it looks like a Laodicea Mint product, c. AD 196.
lehmansterms, Thanks for your post. I've never done any business with Etsy, buying or selling, & probably won't in the future. About 7 years ago I...
Etsy isn't selling this coin, they are only a marketing arm like Ebay. The actual seller is DecaturCoinNJewelry, from Decatur, Illinois. I can't...
Hookman, When I saw the coin posted on Pinterest It was labeled "Gordian III", & of course it isn't, It's an antoninianus of Philip I. The two...
Actually I saw the coin on Pinterest, where I do post photos of some of my coins. I also enjoy looking at the photos of glassware & oriental art...
https://www.etsy.com/listing/651596422/gordian-iii-ad-238-244-silver?campaign_label=convo_notifications&utm_source=transactional&utm_campaign=convo...
Severus Alexander, That's a hefty piece of bronze :jawdrop:! The patina accents it well.
Richard McAlee has suggested in his book The Coins of Roman Antioch, that the common reverse type seen on so many Tets from Antioch, of an eagle...
The most spectacular image of eagles ever seen on a coin belong to this famous Greek decadrachm that appeared for sale in NYC, by CNG on January...
John, A number of scholars have come to the defense of Phocas, trying to sanitize his image, but the vast majority of historians view him in...
I haven't seen any examples of Philip I, who plotted the overthrow of a good emperor Gordian III. So here is an example from my collection that...
[ATTACH] James, what a shocking revelation. LOL.....
It seems that Galerius, AD 293-311, deserves a place in this lineup of evil doers. In his book COINAGE and HISTORY of the ROMAN EMPIRE, VOLUME...
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