I love your Hollywood version of the reverse, lol! I'm glad you like the coin - it really is a nice thick chunk in hand, and the artistry is off...
And we have a winner! We don't see too many Sogdians around these parts.
Getting warmer!...
Mr. Sallent is on the right track as this coin was minted by a culture that was once a part of the Persian Empire.
Lol, that would be a funny prank - I will remember it for future reference! But it is an authentic ancient coin.
Not Persis, larger than a drachm, not Arabia.
What is it? First correct answer will receive a two-week paid vacation to Hawaii for 2.* AR, 7.9g, 27mm [ATTACH] * or not
Those are some high-quality pieces Ray, nice finds!
Ah the tactile joys of big Seleucid silver!
What a marvelous type and so skillfully rendered on such a small coin. A real treasure!
Excellent work removing those ugly accretions!
Great little fractional JW! I think the focus is good for such a tiny thing.
He's well known, or shall I say notorious, for his pricing shtick. I condemn it, because it's an obvious scheme to sucker some newbie into paying...
Genuine coin but applied patina? Something sure doesn't feel right about the fabric.
This one has the characteristic bubbles, particularly on the reverse, but it is cold-pressed from cast dies. The reverse is a match to a known...
My turn. Real or fake? [ATTACH]
Obv.: IMP CAES M AVR ANTONINVS AVG Rev.: PONTIF MAX TRP :)
I suppose those surfaces could have been caused by natural forces - perhaps the coin was buried in acidic soil and the base metals in the alloy...
It's a good idea for a thread. Cast coins do not always have the characteristic bubbles. The OP coin of Elagabalus looks very cast to me because...
Yes, that's my coin, thank you @doucet ! The only reason I didn't find it was because I was too lazy to do my searches in French as well as English.
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