India, Princely states. Travancore. Rama Varma VI, 1885-1924. CU Cash. Struck circa 1901-1910. KM 46
I'm not even attempting to until the OP takes it OUT of the flip!
I would say $10 for the bronze (I doubt that its silver), $25 for the denarius, and $30 for the Parthian. But then again, I'm spoiled by nice...
I agree its copied from Slavei dies, but I still think its cast. At least we can agree its fake. :)
The bust is laureate and cuirassed, seen from behind. But the coin is a cast fake.
An attractive coin. You certainly do have a knack for picking out interesting minor rarities when you select denarii! Fyi, I would probably write...
The rim problems can be explained by photography and lighting, as dougsmith pointed out. I feel the style is acceptable for a small denomination...
It looks to me like a common issue of the Miletos mint.
The coin in the image appears genuine, but heavily crystallized and porous.
Undoubtedly an interesting find, but I fail to see how three years of operations of a subsidiary Norman mint would attract the attention of the...
That is actually the river god Nilus on the reverse. The letters in the exergue are the date, year 12 of the reign of Hadrian. Should be about the...
It looks more like a small spot of encrustation. Whoever cleaned it either missed a spot, or determined that removing it would be harmful to the coin.
Copying Tetricus I: http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=82192
The correct term for these is really "contemporary imitations," as they were struck within the Empire. I have a small collection of imitations...
Definitely. Start with Afghanistan.
Of the top of my head, I can't recall when they became common. But I can assure you they never appear on ancient coins.
Well no wonder you couldn't find anything! If you don't have any books, try sifting through here: http://zeno.ru/ The particular pages you'll...
Failing that, the next place to check is Iran during the same time period. Which reference were you using?
Check 18th-19th century AD Afghanistan
Very wrong. It is a bronze coin of Constantine I, and is worth around $5-10 dollars. On the reverse, below the "camp gate" are four or five...
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