I see no reason to doubt the authenticity of the coins you showed. Your first is an obvious ID from the portrait but it will also have enough...
We have shown Dattari coins before and I have added no new ones. However I have subtracted one. I was in denial about my Julia Domna being a...
Were these maps issued loose or are they cut from books?
I do believe that my favorite reference 'book' is my collection of about 500+ old sale catalogs. Of course taking up about 50 feet of shelf space...
I will continue to oppose beginners specializing and believe the first step has to be developing a feel for which subdivision of coins (Roman...
I would suggest a person most interested in Mythology needs to collect Roman Provincial (Greek Imperial is another term for the same thing). In...
The photos show the coins with dirt over any silver. Whether they are cleaned in a manner that will destroy the silver remains to be seen. I...
It seems more likely to me that a single Vespasian might be a fake countermark than that it was the only coin after Nero so marked. I have two...
This has been a great thread with many coins that fit the topic. I know folks here are too polite openly to point out errors when made by one of...
I prefer it lighter. [ATTACH]
Phraates IV Ar tetradrachm year 28(8) May (ΔΑΙΣΙΟΥ) [ATTACH] Next: another coin dated to a month
Looking again: The obverse is IMP ALLECTVS PF AVG tooled from a Constantius Gallus with added beard and radiate crown. It now qualifies as class...
Parthicus, what is the spot in front of the archer's face on the OP coin? I have no pointy beard. What I have makes the point that so many of...
[ATTACH] If I consigned a coin of Vonones to an auction and they listed it with their standard lazy cut and paste, I would be upset. They deserve...
Anyone join me in doubting whether the author of this article knows the difference between Constantine and his father Constantius? The photos...
May we add extra credit for the muscle definition in the thigh of obverse horse and reverse rider? That is a nice coiled snake on the reverse as...
While I agree that the coin is welcome here, it is not ancient. As a guide, I'd say that anything slabbed by regular NGC rather than NGC ancients...
This copies two different originals separated by about 50 years. The style is correct for neither. I guess that makes it class 1 and class 2 for...
While better than some, I don't see this as rising above the replica series sometimes sold as gift shops. It might make a piece of costume...
This thread has shown several variations of problem items. 1. Fakes made from fake dies of original artwork copying real originals 2. Fakes made...
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