I believe JA is correct. This looks to be barbarous and a very nice pickup.
I have one small Ptolemaic AE coin, but it's a Ptolemy VI: [ATTACH] PTOLEMY VI AE20 OBVERSE: Diademed head of Zeus-Ammon right REVERSE:...
An interesting group of coins. Is the color true? Not sure, but it looks like the first is in the best condition; however, I like the obverse of...
I'll go so far as to say it's possible, but why not show the obverse of the RR coin?
You know I love Roman Republican coinage, and this one is no different. Excellent pickup little brother and very nice coins TIF. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I've seen it all as well. Bad pics, misattributions, bad grammar and poor spelling are things to be overlooked. But how do you overlook...
I could understand if the coins were both Republican or both Greek, etc. But these were so different, I cannot give this guy a pass on it. Like...
Well, that certainly looks much better. However, does it not make you wonder about this seller?
This does not pass the smell test!
You can only try to be a smart shopper, checking the fake databases and the NFSL. Not all fakes are listed, but at least you can do some homework...
I like these Crusader coins (I own one), but I'm too consumed with Greek and Roman at the moment. BTW, nice historical coin Anoob.
http://www.forumancientcoins.com/fakes/index.php http://www.forgerynetwork.com/
Agree more than 100%.
I never had any luck purchasing and cleaning uncleaned lots. Usually culls or poor quality coins. If you are interested in collecting and not...
For whom do you feel "schadenfreude"? I certainly wouldn't be overjoyed to know someone may have unknowingly purchased a possible fake. If these...
I'm not going to go so far as to label them all fakes, but where there is smoke..... If there are doubts in your mind, if the prices seem too god...
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Here are your coin's reverse next to one sold at Forum: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] No, I don't know the size, but I can go back and find the coin again.
Found it. It looks exactly like this one that sold by Forum: [ATTACH] Roman Republic, Anonymous, 86 B.C. A late anonymous issue struck by the...
I'm fairly certain the reverse is Roman Republican. Here is one of mine that is similar (not an exact match): [ATTACH] C. GARGONIUS, M....
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