Demetrios, Agathippos and caps of Dioscuri but I can't make out the third name at the bottom due to the double strike. It is a very nice obverse.
For educational purposes: [IMG] My example shows the type and makes a couple of good points. The issue used a letter behind the head of...
While we repeatedly tell beginners to buy from trusted sources, we know that is no fun and it is normal to want to become self sufficient in such...
I started collecting Roman in the 1960's and have since spread out to include almost anything before they started making coins to be collected...
[IMG]I believe this is S. 306, H. 10.28 Zao Bian Wu Zhu. The Hartill listing mentions some of these were cast this way but this looks trimmed to...
I think Randygeki is in the ballpark on value. Commodus is not rare in bronze but really nice ones bring in $500 while average but attractive...
Commonly seen contemporary counterfeits often combine obverses of one ruler with reverses of another but no one combined the image of Juno with...
I believe stainless might agree that after a while we tend to recognize the faces of these 200 or so people rather like we do the faces of our...
Roman coins do not all get dated to a specific year. A common dating is just to give the dates of the rule of the emperor pictured. 117-138 AD...
I think they are better than that. They may be introduced into lots as upgrades but probably not 'mostly culls'. What I have not yet seen is...
I have had the 'honor' of handling fakes from this group on two occasions. Most recently, at the coin show in Richmond VA, a friend/dealer had a...
Try shooting in natural daylight (not direct, bright sun but open overcast) either outside or next to a north window. Rotate the coin under the...
I'd say this is not fourree but whether it will clean up well is a good question. The seller mentioned the edge issue so you will need to be...
old world Aigina 525-500 BC [IMG] Aspendus 4th century BC with spellingCountermark of Baal (LUY) [IMG] Alexander the Great fourree from...
nice Nice group but I warn that they can be a bit addictive. 8 will be 80 and then 800.
Perhaps Licinius I?
I'm no expert on Severus Alexander but those photos are sufficiently bad that I'd hope no one offers an opinion on the coins based only on them....
Cerberus The 'dancing cat' is Cerberus. http://www.acsearch.info/search.html?search=hadrian+alexandria+cerberus&view_mode=1&en=1&de=1&fr=1&it=1#11
I agree with year 10. I don't have Emmet so I can't say what is listed there but the ninth year should be L ENATOY. Alexandria was consistent...
More than one recent post here has brought up a problem I see for those who want to get into collecting ancient coins in a small way. Many...
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