All ancient are hand struck, so its super common for them to be off center & have various weights. Remember they didnt have machines back then...
Hard to tell from the pics, looks OK but there is excellent fakes.
That looks artificially toned. Despite the strong strike, I don't like it much. If it was being sold by a dealer as with Bing's new one, I would...
Very nice!
All great coins, Hugh :o
Your pics are much better then HA, that's for sure. Beautiful coin all around.
Used to have one with a engraver's error, but Curtis got it in a trade. Nice addition, JW.
A common type coin that could be bought raw and cheaper too. But yes, I would report it and avoid the seller, and slabbed ancients.
Obverse clash is interesting, never seen an obverse clash for her. Mine is just a normal reverse clash. [img] Julia Mamaea (222 - 235 A.D.) AR...
[img] Gallienus (253 - 268 A.D.) AR Antoninianus O: GALLIENVS P F AVG, radiate and cuirassed bust right. R: DEO MARTI, Mars in temple. Colonia...
Nice, I have a small Knightia and a petrified crab & turtle, they are all in a box somewhere though. :/
Took forever to find one in my price range. I settled on this when one did surface. [img] Apollonia, Illyria, Greece, (200 - 80 B.C.) AR Drachm...
Nice grab. Great portrait.
The Gordian III of the fossil world! I own a few, but not that large, nice. I tend to like insects in amber more.
Nice & lovely all around. I just have this. [img] Salonina (254 - 268 A.D.) AR Antoninianus O: CORN SALONINA AVG, Draped bust right, wearing...
Great colors on that morgan!
Nice additions, everyone. I have just some. [img] CONSTANTINE V (741 - 775 A.D.) AE Follis O: Two half-length figures facing, Constantine V on...
For 2016 I have a goal of getting a bit more into Byzantines. My first of the year is a first as a whole, a Byzantine Cup Coin. I know it's hard...
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