I think that's splitting hairs :).
Sure :). Just PM me when you have a coin in your crosshairs.
I like it, but I'm biased :D. [IMG] EGYPT, Alexandria. Titus regnal year 3, CE 80/1 billion tetradrachm, 25.5 mm, 12.34 gm Obv:...
I have a small handful of Nabataeans, most purchased as a group. My favorite though is this homely Aretas IV. It is the first Nabataean coin...
@Loong Siew, most of your coins are far out of anything I understand or collect but I appreciate your writeups and this coin is particularly...
I'll make a replica for you for half of that price :woot: :joyful::joyful:
If anyone is looking for a nice coin cabinet, here's your chance to buy a pair of them from the court of Louis XIV, Versailles. They're...
It will be interesting to see if JA can narrow it down, but Aretas IV seems like the best guess based on the obverse and the type's abundance.
That looks hilarious! Maybe I'll rent it (or however older movies are watched these days... I don't even know :oops:)
The artistic style doesn't look like authentic examples. The fields (places on the coin which have no design) are rough with some very odd...
Nice coins, everyone! Sallent, your new Salus has a particularly clear snake. Very nice :)
Nice images though!
I mistyped my first post (or otherwise had a senior moment) and meant to say I think the obverse is _VW (maybe ΩVW?), not WN. Although you're...
What Martin and I were trying to say is that your coin is does not appear to be fake :) It's a desirable type and I don't think you overpaid to...
There's an upcoming auction example with a reverse die match of the OP coin. [IMG] [IMG]
Hmm, interesting... the coin shown on Forgery Network was sold by Heritage in April 2011: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=978434 Here...
Not the same dies. Look at the reverse-- Victory's wing, laurel branch, etc.
Oh. Hmm. Guess I overlooked the mention of a countermark :oops:
Steve, Zumbly, and I do seem to be bad influences on one another. Actually, many of you are bad influences on me :D
I don't doubt the authenticity. It must be from an old CNG sale because it's not in their online database. Prices for this type of Nero denarius...
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