This. I've owned two real ones, neither of the caliber of the one @Mike Margolis posted. [IMG] [IMG]
Fake. Crude Chinese counterfeits, as mentioned. See this website for more information.
Faustina senior, sestertius. [IMG]
Maria Theresia on a 1744 Hungarian coin. [IMG]
Oh, BTW, Ancient Forum peeps: I finally joined what seems to be a rather large club I've heard y'all mention. During the recent CNG auction, I...
Lucilla. [ATTACH]
Here. How about a sestertius of Roman empress Otacilia Severa: [IMG]
Still on the Queen Victoria theme, eh? Fine by me! Nice Straits 20c, @coin_nut. The perfect grey color on it more than compensates for a few...
I too have always liked the Monticello reverse on those old $2s but have seldom seen them.
To answer that with the correct Monty Python quote would run afoul of CoinTalk rules. ;)
That's an impressive Trajan sestertius! Without the porosity, I'm sure that would have been a frightfully expensive coin. Probably still wasn't...
Aside from concurring that the portrait indeed looks like Hadrian, I have nothing intelligent to add*, so I'll mention that I quite like your...
Thanks, LC. Makes me feel a tad better. LOL @ "river parasite" comment. I'm sure there was no shortage of that sort of thing in medieval...
Thank you! I suspected as much (that those were fantasies) but couldn't get anyone to confirm that for me, nor did I have much success in my...
I knew the quest for a 1588 had to be an Armada thing. :) I want a 1565, just because of my 1965 birthyear.
I think you're right on both counts. I mean, I don't know enough to second-guess your attribution of the holey gift penny, but the Disney...
BTW, I threw caution to the wind and bought one of the pinkish toned "elephant" pieces in Post #10. I'm still no closer to knowing anything about...
I posted this thread on January 7, right after I bought the coin in the original post . The coin arrived on February 2. Granted, it had to...
I dunno what the specialists will say, but 24 quid for that Lizzie sixpence sounds good to me. If you tired of it, I'd cheerfully take it off...
Thanks! What an exciting find that batch must've been!
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