That's a very manly coin. I have a more feminine Lucanian coin :D This was one of the first individual ancient coins I bought at auction. [IMG]...
Also, I think you or the seller had a typo or two in the obverse legend. It is AVTKTAΙΛAΔPANTωNINOCCEBEVCEB, which breaks down as AVT(OKPATΩP)...
At 35 mm and 24 gm, your coin is a drachm rather than a hemidrachm. It is Emmett 1581, year 8, rated R3 based on the collections surveyed for his...
From what I gather and from what others have said, it doesn't sound like anything will get sent back-- just that going forward many coins will be...
Brockages are common in ancient coins, particularly coins of the Roman Republic. I don't see anything fishy about the linked coin, other than the...
@Julius Germanicus, you show many nice or interesting coins but only seeing one side drives me nuts! Clearly your focus is on portraits, but I...
Thanks, @red_spork. I'll still need an interpretation from someone who speaks legalese, but if understand the link you sent, going forward coins...
I read the download but did not understand it (unsurprising). Perhaps I missed it but it didn't say when the restrictions begin and if there are...
Pish, I think the brown is simply toned billon. I don't think there's anything "under" there except unpatinated billion.
I think the reverse may be Mt. Argaeus, so maybe it's from Cappadocia. Similar coins are linked at the end of this post. Legion XV was in the...
Oh, were you asking for ID of the coin? Hmm. Looks like Antoninus Pius although provincial portraits can vary quite a bit, so it could be...
Well darn, I just bought Howgego's book on countermarks but I won't have it in hand until later this month. To me, it looks like there isn't...
I have a similarly scraped up coin from a large mixed lot. The type itself is desirable and uncommon. Despite its obvious problem, I like it and...
On the reverse you can see a reversed and incuse outline of the obverse bust. [ATTACH] [Ignore the "hole" in his chin-- I accidentally erased...
Example from CNG's archives: https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=117205 [IMG] Gallienus. AD 253-268. Antoninianus (21mm, 3.74 g, 12h)....
It's an antoninianus of Gallienus. I think it's from his zoo series. http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=Gallienus%20Zoo
I agree. I bought a small lot of later Roman coins a year or so ago, in part because they had a lot of silvered campgates. I thought that was...
I'm starting to think we should all shut up and not let the world know about the awesome and fun hobby of collecting ancient coins. These guys...
Well done, @Pishpash! Your photography is very nice too :)
Ed23, I see from your introductory post that you primarily collect modern US coins. All ancient coins are cleaned, so cleaning doesn't have the...
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