The picture doesn't bring out the color enough, but I'd say the one on the left is an ancient counterfeit.
A bit rough, but an interesting coin nonetheless! Are you into ancient counterfeits now?
If you have a lot more, its probably worth investing in Emmett's Alexandrian Coins. Its a great book for attributing Romano-Egyptian coins, and it...
I disagree entirely. The problem is no worse with ancients than with any other type of coin. Granted, the authentication methods are different....
A terrible scan, but here's a nice blue: [IMG] Geta Philippopolis, Thrace AE18, 209-212 AD AVT K Λ CEΠTI ΓETAC draped bust r. ΦIΛI-ΠΠOΠO-ΛEI / TΩN...
Good! This thread could use some pictures [IMG] Dixon's double eagle More on the gold angel story:...
What is the luckiest coin? I know silver sixpence are necessary for weddings, and Chinese cash of the Kangxi Emperor are very auspicious. Any...
Not bad on the Viminacium dupondii. There's a spreadsheet on them here: http://www.catbikes.ch/coinstuff/coins-ric.htm. This is one of my...
The weight would help. Although these are difficult to authenticate from images, I believe them to be genuine. It wouldn't be a terrible idea to...
That's a good point. I've mentioned something like this before. When you collect US coins, the idea of a set is very rigidly defined, usually by...
Good, you can still collect British coins. :D It appears to be more popular for a couple of reasons. First, you're in the US. American coins are...
Thanks for the help! I'd say you're right. Here's a match from Zeno http://www.zeno.ru/showphoto.php?photo=74809 Based on that, I'll go with the...
Both are Byzantine. The first one appears to be a solidus of Justinian I, the second a tremissis of Maurice Tiberius. These are very widely...
I agree. Who wants a shiny new penny? I mean, who cares if it has the number 1909 and a little S and an even tinier VDB. Silly modern coins. :D...
All of my coin books are packed away, so I need some help with this one: From what I've seen elsewhere, its apparently an Afghani silver coin...
Argos is on the Argolid Plain, on the Peloponnese in Southern Greece. I agree, this book is (at best) woefully out of date.
What do you read the mintmark as? I can't make it out clearly from the pic.
I've never heard of Argos issuing coins this early.
I never expected anyone on cointalk to use the word "subaerat"! You may have made my day. I'd say its still a decent coin that could use...
A good provenance also acts to confirm your own good taste. :D Purchased from Spink as well, but in 1895 by Mr Boyd. [IMG] Severus Alexander...
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