Wrong metal and casting bubbles.
A modern brass fake of a silver tetradrachm from Arados in Phoenicia, 2nd-1st century BC.
Bronzes are a pain. But even so, they're still easier than Greek silver fractions. Half of those are unpublished anyway.
I think the mintages are recorded, I'll have to check the references later. I believe this is one of the more common years for proof Philippines...
No, the obverse has Athena Alkidemos advancing left. It is a small bronze of Metapontion in Lucania. As here:...
Examples of these branch mints were found in the Camalodunum excavations. According to Boon (Counterfeit Coins in Roman Britain), it is unlikely...
I knew I should have linked to the plates: http://www.persee.fr/web/revues/home/prescript/article/numi_0484-8942_2000_num_6_155_2744 It's not the...
Randy, yours was probably an imitation. I collect those from time to time as well. [IMG] IMITATIONS. Claudius. AD 41-53 Æ As (26mm, 5.71 g, 4...
Traditional interpretations of the coinage of Claudius place all issues at the Rome mint. Both RIC and von Kaenel, major references in use today,...
You are assuming that TPG's are consistant in their attributions. I suggest: GERMANY, Kaisserreich. 1871-1918 GERMANY, Weimarer Republik....
A nice piece from an area of collecting that I haven't added to in several years. It was regrettably cleaned at some point. [IMG]...
Aes, aes baby. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rog8ou-ZepE [In classical Latin pronunciation, AE is pronounced like the modern English "aye."]
The pharaohs of Egypt did not have gold coins. Coinage wasn't widely used in Egypt until the Persian period at the earliest and even then they...
It's Baktria (or Bactria). And holy **** you have posted a lot of threads tonight. I would just block you to save myself from sorting through...
That's the fake one. The others combined retail for less than $2000. I'm not sure who's more stupid - the sellers or the authorities.
No, that would be a continuous pedigree. You also have stuff like the Vatican hoard of Anglo-Saxon pennies, possibly delivered to Rome by...
The Gonzaga/d'Este collection of the 16th century. They countermarked their coins with a silver or gold inlaid eagle. See here:...
I know personally of several dealers who had such outrageous bills handed to them. Fortunately, the Unions have no way to actually collect on...
Indeed, my first thought was an artificial patina.
You obviously don't collect the same coins I do. :D
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