Either a fake or a charm imitating Chinese spade money.
The artistic quality of most bank notes is truly superb, with many different varieties that are simply not found on modern coins. But what really...
Can you get a better photo of the Chinese cash coin? (that's the one with a hole in the center)
Those pictures are showing up way too small. You can upload them to a third party site like photobucket, and then paste the links here....
First off, it is irrelevant to this thread, as the OP has a Roman imperial coin and not a Judean. Second, I would not buy this book at the present...
This batch are still fake.
There's a lot more real ones in there. Can you please edit your photos so the obverse and reverse are in the same file? It can be done in MS...
Its a perfectly good seller, I haven't spotted a fake. They do tend to hustle the coins out the door a bit fast, with generally only basic...
It should say something about it on the Redbook page for it. Or I may have had a momentary lapse of reason. Someone check for me, I don't have my...
That's one rarity I have no desire to own. Its completely fabricated! The star was intentionally added later by mint employees.
The second two should be fakes of either the Bar Kochba revolt or first revolt coins.
Eww. It looks like a piece of dirt. :D
I tried a general answer, as this is the general section. :ohya: I know its not your taste, but since you ask... this is what I would buy:...
Something you know nothing about. Cheap, of course. Under ten dollars. Something that should take you a while to understand and learn about.
Its a lead seal, probably originally attached to wool or bolts of some other textile.
I would include a Roman antoninianus from the reign of Claudius II. What had been valued at two silver coins was now a tiny, dumpy little bronze...
Want me to go again? :)
All are modern, low quality cast fakes. Sorry. :-(
Business cards work great in this industry. Trust me ;-)
Just EL. From electrum. Fairly straightforward one. :rolleyes:
Separate names with a comma.
