I suppose it's all a matter of personal taste, but I abhor tooling that sharpens the features of a coin, and I likewise hate any sort of fake...
Let's not put the cart before the horse. If we start calling coins of lesser grades "junk," we've lost our perspective. Every coin has numismatic...
Thanks for posting that, but it's pretty much old news to those of us that shop in the Middle East. Lots of tooling and fake dirt going on, and...
Are Inuit whale-bone coins really a thing? Because now I want one.
Good choice, VK, and nice coins everyone. Vetranio is definitely on my hit list, just haven't gotten to him yet. I understand his decision...
Well for one thing, the Roman Empire was constantly at war. Think about countless thousands of soldiers burying their money before battle and some...
I never shy away from a nice Gordian ant, even though they're among the most common of Romans. Evidently he had a longish head, as the portrayal...
H has brought out some very interesting and unusual coins.
Is there something special about this coin that would encourage someone to fake it? Looks like a very common Maximian Moneta follis to me. What am...
That's the truth. I also have to fight the urge to overbuy, because you know, it's a show, you're there, thousands of coins...I always feel...
It's a lovely coin, though. Just don't think about the price. We all have coins we overpaid for, and others we got at a bargain, so it all works...
For starters, check out the wikipedia articles on Severus Alexander and Marcianopolis. They're both pretty good, even though the article on the...
Fleur de coin, actually. But it refers not just to an uncirculated coin, but one of exceptionally high quality in all its characteristics. Sort of...
Probably $50. He was feeling crazy that day. :p
There are counterfeits in any collecting field. Ancient civilizations churned out vast, untold millions of coins, and in the case of the Romans,...
No problem. It's what we collectors of ancients do. We have thousands upon thousands of types to deal with, and then varieties, so we have to...
The brighter green spots could be bronze disease, but they look like mineral deposits to me. If they scratch off easily, it's bronze disease and...
You're welcome. I edited my post to give you the complete description of the devices and legends.
It's a Roman Provincial coin of emperor Severus Alexander, minted in Marcianopolis between AD 222 and 235. Obv: AV K M AVP CE VH AΛEΞANΔPOC;...
Mat is right. That coin is worth maybe $50-$75, and I wouldn't want it at that price either since you can do much better with this common type....
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