Hey hey! I like this one. The exposed metal on it is actually fairly attractive. I've noticed it on most of the coins from that region and time...
Not proficient? Hm? The First Revolt prutah you posted last doesn't look too good. Try uploading the pics to another site, like photobucket....
That one may be genuine, but I can't tell without better pictures.
There's a baby on the first one :D, but the second is a counterfeit
Both are modern cast fakes of ancient Parthian coins.
Judging from the rubbings in Hartill's book, the large characters go all the way to the hole. The left part of the tong character looks different...
You can, but calculate the cost. http://www.forumancientcoins.com/board/index.php?topic=59776.msg372376#new That's the average quality. In...
Uncleaned coins can certainly be fun. But be sure that you enjoy the cleaning PROCESS not the coins themselves, or else you'll be disappointed....
Thanks for the advice. But everything worked out well enough using an approximation of ancient techniques, so I think I'll just finish up like...
As some of you may know, I'm currently finishing up my senior undergraduate thesis on the Roman lead tesserae. I decided to experimentally cast my...
Can some scan for me an article in The Numismatist? 1941, Vol 54 " On some Egyptian glass tesserae of the Roman period" by Thomas Olive Mabbott....
Pfffft, you're absolutely right.
Gordian III tetradrachm, Alexandria, Egypt, Year 4, 242 AD.
You obviously enjoy both the sense of accomplishment in completing a set and the thrill of the unending chase. But the two need not be exclusive....
Its a modern cast counterfeit of a Judaean kingdom prutah.
Britannia was really more of a personification than a real deity. Every province had one, and Roma was the only one to really be worshiped. Take a...
Me too. Let me know if you find a hoard! ;)
I've toyed around with the idea of teaching the Ancient Coins class. But since I'll be just starting my new job then, best to wait until next year.
MPC is not a country. Besides, you already have a bunch! :p What country (or political entity, I suppose) do I not have represented in my...
The coin-groats are not related to the grain. "Groat" is a corruption of gros, grosso, and groschen, all meaning "fat." Groats were fat silver...
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