Real or not, it isn't Alexander. And that's a cornucopia on the reverse. :D Your picture isn't large enough for me to read the reverse legend. If...
As many of you probably know, my collecting is primarily focused on Roman lead tokens, also known as tesserae. The other day, I added twelve new...
Constantius II Vota type; Valentinian GLORIA ROMANORVM type, Constantinople mint; Constantinople commemorative, Siscia mint You can ID them...
The US in general is terrible with foreign currencies. It seems like there's a currency exchange kiosk on every corner in Europe. But here, its...
Not quite! Looking at the OP's reoriented picture, I too neglected the characters on the bottom. Back to the drawing board.
China, AR Tael of Emperor Guang Xu. The picture isn't clear enough, but I would bet anything that its a cast fake. Compare:...
The bull type seems wider-spread than I expected. There's some in Sri Lanka and S. India, at least. This one seems to be stylistically the closest...
DadaVanya - Here's my gallery of East Asian coins. I still have a bunch of common N. and S. Song to scan in....
My rule is that if I can reasonably expect to get another within two years (not talking price, but availability) then I can sell it. This helped...
A nice collection you have there. Your "Typical Japanese" coin appears to match this one: http://www.zeno.ru/showphoto.php?photo=61106
Excellent observation! :eek: Thankfully I've got about eight more years of disposable income. :rolleyes:
Sorry Familyof4ks, its fake. :mad: See the thread in the World & Ancient section for more.
Sorry Familyof4ks, its fake. :(
What you're seeing on these is corrosion, not casting bubbles. They were probably ground finds. Furthermore, if they are corroded, they are less...
I don't like the look of it. The engraving on the reverse is rather crude.
I see no reason to believe either of them are fake.
Obverse and reverse of both coins, please! :D
And? The purpose of providing the diameter is to provide a reader with the size of the coin, even if its an approximation. The same methodology...
Is there any reason that the same standard shouldn't apply?
My bad, forgot to mention that for a square you measure both 9 to 3 and 12 to 6, similar for an oblong piece. Really, you have to use your best...
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