I'm embarassed that I missed the small coin being Greek but I'll stick my neck out again on the larger coin. Carausius is one of those rulers...
I believe both are barbarous copies of Roman coins that tend to be found on what was then the edges of the Empire. The big class of these is...
I'd like to agree with this but at least half of the experts in ancient coins that I know are dealers. They were (and usually are) also...
Event parking for the show was $6 in the lot adjacent to the Convention Center. I parked next to the door on level three that connects the garage...
[IMG] If this happens to fit your category (Stearns Bicycle, Syracuse, NY, 1898) I'll ask my question here: This one is pot metal but I...
If this is an electrotype and the MB reading (British Museum) makes that obvious, there should be a distinct seam around the edge where the two...
Cnidos, 6th-5th century BC drachm. I am not skilled enough to say it is a fake or not but it would fool me from what shows on the photo. The...
No. If anything has been written recently, I would suspect it would be in a language I do not read.
I do not own Emmett but I gather you disagree with my ID of the coin as Alexandria (female) standing left holding the bust of Serapis right? The...
In the fifties when that article was written, some scientists were still unconvinced that Meteor Crater in Arizona was a meteor crater. Today we...
alloy This reference mentions some of the possibilities but I'm not willing to accept things written just because they are from a lofty source....
Mine is not as old (171-160 BC) but will serve as an example of the other nickel type (Panther) available. This is Agathokles but matching coins...
This is not a real easy one but it is neither Philip nor Nike. Lets start by breaking down the obverse legend which has a lot of abbreviations...
Both are Alexandria, Egypt, billon tetradrachms of Antoninus Pius. The reverse legends on these tend to be a symbol 'L' that means regnal year and...
Post them and we will make suggestions. Compared to most of the unidentified coins we see posted here, these are very interesting.
challenge OK, show off your abilities by IDing the bronze at the extreme right of the original group photo. If you get that one the rest...
I use and love pBase.com but I am a photo hobbiest who collects coins rather than a coin collector that is looking for a place to stash little...
May I suggest two things: 1. Try scanning the coin upside down on the glass so the moving light hits at a different angle. Different brands of...
Well struck, no wear, clear details = nice coin. I suspect a good photograph could be made that would play down the color contrasts. 'In hand'...
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