Here's an old stevex6 Maximian follis. Did a CoinTalker buy it? It's no longer in Pierre's eBay store. Steve is back in the hospital, this...
I'm sorry :(. However, ancient coins in general are very affordable, abundant, and in some cases dirt cheap! You can buy one of your own :)....
Wonderful coin, Pavlos, and nice briefing on the Asklepieian activities! Caracalla was a supplicant of Asklepios, reportedly beseeching the god...
Here are the coin images posted in full so you don't have to click to see each side: [ATTACH] Here's the shot of the flip with the tag. Note...
I can't believe you haven't been here a year! You seem like one of the old gang already :). I'm so glad you found CoinTalk.
Welcome to CoinTalk. Here's a thread you might find worth reading: https://www.cointalk.com/threads/ancient-coins-beginners’-faq-thread.324858/...
Here's an adorable Lucilla denarius. The flow lines are subtle and contribute to its radiant appearance. [IMG] Lucilla Empress CE 163-169, wife...
Those are some mesmerizing flow lines! If you stare at it long enough it almost looks like they are moving! [ATTACH] ;) :D
Wildwinds is a place where coin pictures and attributions are posted. The proprietor adds coins, many of which are submitted by collectors such...
I think such coins are already out there. It sometimes takes multiple people noticing certain things across certain coins to even suspect them....
Yes to both. He has been discussed here before and he is a CT member. https://www.cointalk.com/search/3881285/?q=holding_history&o=date...
Have you read through all of the links/pages we've shared before? There are many websites which teach collectors how to spot signs of fakery. If...
The color/toning is is fine. It's the mushy details ("soapy") that give concern.
And cleaned, I think. There are areas which had thick patina (chin and neck, for instance) in which that thick layer is now missing or thinned.
You guys were too quick this morning :D. I was just laboring over an identification post. I thought it was an as of Titus or Vespasian, Pax reverse.
I haven't make a study of their portraits but now i have to browse ACsearch to do a nose check :D. Below are my only two Imperial tetrarchs--...
I'm sorry you feel offended. That was not my intention.
Hmm. Here is your coin (edited to join) followed by fakes found in Forum Ancient Coins' Fakes Gallery: [ATTACH] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] Doesn't bode...
It looks like you did a nice job of cleaning the coin but it's hard to fully appreciate with the bright salmon tint of the images. Is there a way...
Just last week I was admiring that Apollodotos I square AR drachm you sold a year ago. It has wonderful eye appeal. There's nothing wrong with...
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