Thanks!! I guess it could have test marks on the reverse but suspect you're seeing areas where the plating has failed.
[ATTACH] Roman Republic fourée mule denarius L. Antestius Gragulus, 136 BCE, and C. Renius, 138 BCE ancient forgery, 3.18 gm Obv: Roma helmeted...
My favorite in the minor device category: Silenus [IMG] CORINTHIA, Corinth 345-307 BCE AR stater, 8.65 gm Obv Pegasus flying left, qoppa below...
It looks a bit like a solar disc with uraei, and that could fit given the origin of the coin. [IMG] [IMG] [IMG]
Good golly, that is probably the nicest legionary denarius I've seen!
I'd much rather have them set ridiculously low estimates than "retail" estimates. Regardless, I always check various archives and Vcoins to get...
After losing a coin due to an auction house server crash yesterday, I'll add e) bidder doesn't want to risk having technical problems, or the...
A couple of truly scary coins... [ATTACH] 1989 NFA auction; Ahenobarbus aureus. Later condemned as fake. [ATTACH] This Athens dekadrachm...
I have no tetrastyle temples. How about a heptastyle? [IMG] CILICIA, Anazarbus. Severus Alexander AE 24.8, 9.2 gm struck CE 230/1 Obv: AVT KM...
Heh, you got me. :P
I don't see any red flags. Looks like a winner to me :)
Whoa whoa whoa. Pace yourself, man! Your rate of posting acceleration is going to give you whiplash. :D
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