I understand that, but hope that you are able to test the item without chemically altering it. Non-destructive testing would require some lab...
I haven't changed it since the last time we ran one of these, but I don't mind showing it again since it is one of the few that is all imperial...
Okay, now I think I know where you are coming from. Irrespective of what "most" scholars would say, conservative and otherwise, you are looking...
What is the time range you specifically have in mind? That will vary depending upon when you date the book of Revelation and whether or not the...
I think the "right direction," Xander, would be for you to post an accurate color picture here of the coin you mention. Since the coin was...
Were these scattered isolated finds, or were they clustered somehow?
For sure the straight hair, but let's not overlook the simple uniform beard versus the bifurcated beard on most of his curly hair coins.
Here's an authentic example (reputable house) with a hairstyle closer to that of the OP coin. The fake appears to have been modeled after a...
Thanks, but you do know that it's not a denarius, right? The SAECVLARES AVGG "secular games" series of 248 in silver were antoniniani from 6...
There are a few varieties of the hippo antoniniani. I do not yet own all of these: With teeth: The one shown above has teeth with the head on a...
Ah, now I understand. All three of your coins should probably be associated with your third search link, since they are all of the same type....
I'm resurrecting this thread because I just ran across a pic of part of the ad piece Reader's Digest had used for one run of their distribution of...
At the Achemenet site you referenced I only found a listing of sigloi in the British museum, and these do not mention the chronology of the...
That has been my experience too.
The OP comment that all three obverse inscription types are common for antoniniani is quite true as a general statement, but it breaks down as you...
I don't know why you say that. The practice of buying postage at below face has been going on for a long, long time. There have always been lots...
Here's another example of a striking error on the same coin type for Licinius from the same mint as on the OP coin. It's just a little more...
What you are seeing there is "VS PF" from the obverse inscription. It's not that hard to see what happened. After striking the coin correctly it...
Ancient Greek (koine) - helps to read inscriptions, especially for roman provincial, less for quotes of ancient...
I'm in for your year four. Most distinctive. When I pursued one of these for Tranquillina and a matching one for Gordian it seemed to me that...
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