Inflation, apparently. ;) I agree with @TheFinn. Weakly struck, then jumbled around a bit in circulation.
Oh yes, they most certainly did. They were masters at it, in fact. When they invent time-travel video, I'm going to go on YouTube and watch...
That strike is amazing. The detail on those lion heads...
That is a beautiful cent and natural, I think. I had one like it (also a '44) that came out of a BU roll. I imagine the grading services hedge...
And very distinguished, I'm sure. More than my Southern US accent with a faint Georgia twang. Small wonder they usually get you Brits to play...
It could be an endroll coin from a roll stored in a hot environment, maybe. Looks like heat-induced toning to me.
"Aurelianianus" doesn't exactly roll off the tongue when spoken aloud, does it? At least not until one has practiced it a time or two. Then it...
I don't know whether the toning is natural or not, but I think it's pretty and can see why you like it.
Ditto
PS- do not despair over eBay. Patience can pay off. The Irish predecimal coins were lots of fun. I remember them fondly.
eBay was the best source for me when I completed that collection. Sometimes I just had to pay up. Otherwise it is very hit-and-miss, unless you...
You found that stuff? Amazing, particularly that beguiling array of gold and gems in the second picture. (The pottery is awesome, too, though.)
Just a gouge, so damage, not an error. Who knew Abe Lincoln was a time traveler who visited the Byzantine Empire in the 10th century? Cool!
Ignorance, usually. Sometimes it's crookedness, but just as often, it's just plain ol' stupidity. Fortunately the dummies usually outnumber...
Domitian I've had, of course, but limes denarii, no. [IMG] As a novice to ancient coins, the first few times I read that term, my mind went the...
Regardless of legal risk, you made the right ethical decision. I can understand the very human temptation to take a souvenir, though.
You're holding something back by not showing us the obverse yet, aren't you? I smells some trickses up yer sleeve, yes I do. ;)
Looks like corrosion to me.
Here is a Lampsakos I sold not long ago. [IMG]
Impressive. I've been browsing Celtic coins lately.
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