It's a hemidrachm of Cherronesos (spellings may vary), although I can't pretend to know whether or not it is authentic. There are several online...
Nice detective work!
Nickel? I didn't know (or read and forgot) that nickel was used for any ancient coins. Interesting!
Hooo boy, that is one Bactrian coin I'd really like to own. You sure nabbed a beauty! Congratulations :)
^^^ I love this place :D
Wow! That's a winner.
Unless I acquire a striated electrum, which is unlikely, this Lydian lion will remain my alpha. [IMG] KINGS OF LYDIA, temp. Ardys - Alyattes...
I have many... but none as cool or rare as your fabulous Brutus denarius! My collection is Roman Egypt-heavy and I tend to pick up coins in a...
Pecunem auction 30 has pre-slabbing images of that hekte. Interesting how NGC's pictures make it look polished o_O. Pecunem's images always look...
Excellent! Another new CT member-- welcome, @4to2centBC ! Way to start with a bang :). I recall seeing your tetradrachm in CNG100... it's a...
I'm leaning towards just calling them "plated". Or, if I were ten years old and texting someone about ancient plated counterfeit coins, 4E :D
Thanks for posting it, Steve-O! How about adding your funky modes of transportation coins? I know you have several... Here are some of my...
[IMG] I'm not familiar enough with those coins to know whether Mytilene hektes & Bodenstedt's survey meet their criteria listed in the...
I have only come across one or two auction houses which required an up-front deposit or credit card. It gave me pause to although I think I...
By references do you mean "from the X hoard or X collection"? I don't recall seeing any catalog or book references on NGC slabs. Excerpt from...
Nice sleuthing, Pish!
Warren Esty (@Valentinian ) also has a page with many Roman Republican fourées. He notes that 2-3% of all denarii of that period were plated....
:D Thanks!! It's a 2400+ year old silver coin from Sicily. Full attribution: SICILY, Selinos Circa 410 BCE AR litra, 11mm, 0.76 g, 1h Obv:...
That is one of my favorites too, still missing from my set. Yours is fantastic!!
One of my better photos: [IMG] This little litra measures 11 mm and weighs only 0.76 gm. It's about the size of my thumbnail and not much...
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