Thanks for the questions and comments, everyone.
Byzantine Empire. Justinian I bronze 12 Nummi. Alexandria mint
The first thing to understand is that these are tesserae - ancient tokens. They were struck by local magistrates and were not issued under any...
That's why there's only three of us here who have collected them.
Thanks, guys. Matt - believe me, if the Forum one weren't overprice, it'd be in my collection by now. Here's my other Arsinoe specimen: [IMG]
When I cataloged this for the auction, I misread the legend, initially interpreting it as M[EM]ΦIC. While the antepenultimate letter does resemble...
I think LostDutchman's is a little bit nicer. I am of the opposite school - I tend to believe that a combination of design and weight is more...
Tip - that's a harpa to the left of the eagle. You're going to want to look here: http://www.megagem.com/ancient/ptolemy_series.html The owner of...
Let me know what you find out - I've been interested in medieval African coinages lately, and those can be quite difficult to find over here.
Grade is probably Near Fine, value of about $40.
RIC attributes this to the Milan mint. I presume Gobl does the same, though I do not have that volume at home to check. Mintmarks weren't truly...
Not Rome mint, the MT in the exergue indicates its from the Mediolanum (Milan) mint.
Agreed. Sell it raw in the shop. Pricing it at $750 should be fair. Maybe a bit high, but fair.
At this point, he still looks at every coin that passes through. He was looking for some help and, I believe, found someone, but at this point...
I would say Vagi over the other two, mainly because I know how paranoid he is about fakes.
Ehhh, those aren't really worth much. I would at most value that as equal to the word of a good dealer.
Hosler, Lechtman, and Holm do an excellent job of reviewing these pieces. They were certainly not tools. At the very least, they functioned as a...
You just have the "it-must-be-fake" syndrome. It's endemic in this part of Cointalk.
Looks fine to me. Attractively toned, too. April-August 49 BC. Military mint traveling with Caesar. Crawford 443/1; CRI 9; Sydenham 1006; RSC 49.
While this is not an area I'm interested in, your clever write up made it a worthwhile read. Thanks for sharing!
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