VK, is that a double strike on the obverse of the Phocas? It's quite dramatic.
OK Class, here’s everything you never wanted to know about this coin, and why it’s special to me. This is probably going to be one of those...
Somebody had to say it, lol.
Yes, super cool. Maybe Bing was referring to the surface, which is a little rough. But at that size, my unaided eyes wouldn't even notice.
Bing, I knew you were heavy into the RR's, but I didn't realize you had any fourees in your collection. Here's one of mine... [IMG] Roman...
I don't know these coins, but that doesn't look rough to me at a diameter of 10mm. Actually it looks astonishingly well-detailed for such a tiny...
That's cheating Ripley! Basilews isn't a name. :mad: :p
I posted this coin only last week, but I don't mind repeating myself. [IMG] Vespasian. A.D. 69-79. fouree denarius (2.85 g, 19.5 mm). CAESAR...
Jerry, just number them 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 5a, 5b, 5c....
Nice VK! I knew you would come through with something for B. I've come up empty-handed. Not interested in Balbinus at the moment, and although I...
No, enochian. Some may have been official, others are almost certainly illegal counterfeits.
Seriously???? God help those people. :eek: Beautiful set of coins, though. I'm also drawn to the Pontos Amisos coins - maybe someday...
We're very PC around here, noob. It's not necessary or kind to make fun of anteaters. :p
That's probably the best example, if we limit it to unauthorized coins.
And, hey, since the Romans overstruck the silver coins of the cultures they subsumed, turn around is fair play, right?
Those overstriking guys weren't very kind to future numismatists. Trajan evidently overstruck many Nabataean silvers when he incorporated...
Fair enough. I know how tough it can be to track down info on less well-studied cultures and their coinages.
Good. I've seen all your coins. It's about time you quit slacking off and bought something new.
Is it the 40% Kennedy Halves, Doug? I don't see any copper on the edge of my examples. I know the inner core is a silver/copper alloy.
I'm not saying it doesn't look like a fouree, it's just that it looks like it has a lead core, and from what I've seen, the lead cores are far...
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