Or just poor artistry. Or perhaps it is a torch, and the reverse doesn't match any of his official denarii.
My hasty guess: the reverse is Fortuna, perhaps copying RIC 196 with some blundering. From CNG's archives: [IMG] IMP SEV ALEXANDER AVG,...
The portrait looks like Severus Alexander.
That certainly a beauty but I'll never buy one because I'll always want AJ's instead: [IMG] Normally I don't let someone else's better coin...
It's certainly an interesting subject. Original patinas on ancient silver coins would be black... very dark black. Virtually all ancient silver...
Wow!
That is a gorgeous Trajan, truly!! Fantastic portrait, and I love the Mars reverse. Great choice :)
Nice save :D
Ahem. Where's the unfriend button? :D
The styling looks modern/fake to me. Hard to comment on the fabric due to the scanned small images. The weight is accurate for a drachm but I...
Another one, not in the composite picture posted earlier: [IMG] EGYPT. Ptolemy III Euergetes 246-222 BCE AE35, 35.53 gm Obv: head of Zeus...
Doug has an article about centration dimples, although using some Roman Provincials as examples. Another article, discussing Ptolemaic coins...
I've yet to see an example of this type in great condition. I bought one from Warren Esty a couple of years ago, and it is in the usual...
It is a former AJ coin :). He found one he liked better (hard to imagine!) and I bought this one.
I am available for adoption by any ancient coin collectors. :angelic:
Recently acquired: [IMG] KINGS OF MACEDON, Alexander III AR tetradrachm, 17.14 gm late lifetime issue, struck in Aradus c. 324/3 BCE Obv: Head...
Ptolemaic bronzes are fun to collect. I purchased several from various fixed price dealers and the numbers tripled when I bought a mixed lot...
Send it to me for a month. If left out on my table, it will tarnish very quickly :D.
Welcome, @Sallent !
Those little prutot are rarely well centered or well struck. Yours looks quite nice, comparatively! I think it may be from John Hyrkanos I...
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