That one gets an aVF-star. :) It's a lovely coin all around.
Nice! Did the seller know what it was?
That coin has great detail for a small denomination, but is it stable? Some of the green looks like mineral deposits, some BD. I'm a little...
This coin arrived today so I took a pic and combined it with my only other two Ptolemies. I need to fill in the denominations, right? Right. :)...
Nice coin! I would call it aVF.
The Seleucids were ornery about using the same name over and over. Probably Laodicea is the most overused: Laodicea on the Lycus, Laodicea...
Actually, that damage isn't bad at all. It just took a little off the border of the obverse. It could have been much, much worse.
Those are indeed great coins, Cyrrhus, but not all Apameias are created equal. The coin with elephant is the Apameia of Seleucis and Pieria,...
I don't care what their letter of guarantee says, most of the silver coins on that ancientcreations site look like cast replicas. Some of the more...
That's a very distinctive addition to a 12-Caesar's set. Congratulations! Yeah, erosion, shmorosion - it's an ancient coin. At least you know it...
Well now look what you made me do, Zumbly. Your thread enticed me to look at some coins of Apameia, and I came across this cute little bronze, so...
6.7g, which is middle of the road for the type. I've seen them as low as 5 and as high as 8. That's always made me wonder if they come in two...
I'm all in favor of documenting fakes, but why would we need to replicate a gallery here? There already exist huge databases at FORVM and Forgery...
Anyone interested in educating themselves on how to spot cast fakes would do well to look at each and every one of these "coins." Notice how soft...
Great coin, Z. I was not aware of this type, neither was I aware of the Noah's Ark type. I wish I had some packing crate coins to add, but all...
Wow. Great find! He looks so naked without a laurel wreath.
Go for it! I'll cheer you on from the sidelines.
It's a stunning coin! I've only seen the slightest traces of guide lines on Alexandrian-era staters, and only rarely, so your example is indeed...
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