Do any of you RR gurus know what the control mark on this coin is? Something serpentine with what appear to be antennae? Some sort of slug? I know...
Very interesting indeed. I've never seen anything like it.
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That is a pile of awesome!
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Great strike on that coin! I agree with the reading 29 GD. The mints are pretty easy to decipher on these, the dates less so. But this one is...
That was the work of his sons, who were not Christians. We don't know much about what being a Christian meant to Constantine. Would he have...
What do y'all think about this: Saturnalia starts on December 17. What if I posted a thread on that day in which you could all share your coins...
There were two things about that coin that I thought were unusual and interesting: the little casting sprue, and the fact the weak strike on the...
Great bust!
Great collection you've got going!
As has already been determined, they are two different images of the same coin. I like this coin very much! The reverse is unusually well-struck...
Yes, very interesting coins indeed! I have one issued under Nero, but not from Hierapolis. Laodicea ad Lycum and Smyrna... [IMG] Nero, AD...
Adding a fake patina is doctoring in my book. Perhaps we have different definitions?
Who on this forum rates sellers that doctor their coins as highly reputable? Not I. I think your coin is genuine, and as Zumbly says, Egyptian...
The two Domitians have great style, and I would have also bought the drachm of Sybaris despite the chipped flan. It has excellent detail and...
Beautiful! Are you going to show us the Papal States coin?
Cast money used in 5th-4th century BC Olbia, Sarmatia.
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