It has a soft, soapy appearance associated with cast pewter. Doesn't look genuine to me.
True, it only perfectly applies to ancient coinage. But I don't see how this is a bad indicator?
Very nice! Dupondii of Galba are not the easiest coins to come by.
The reverse is the side that receives the strike of the hammer die. Conventionally, the side with the most important design, ie the bust of the...
Thus far, the NGC Ancients division seems to be more of a tool for drawing collectors in from the US field. Most of what I've seen are common...
Appears to be an imitation. Also, the obverse looks to be intended for a coin of the deified Claudius II, thus the IVO corruption. So, probably an...
Way to cite the provenance... jerk. :D
"Rare Coin Wholesalers" Who sees the irony in that? :D
Hmm. I know a few people at "major auction houses." Maybe I should give it a try? :D
Haha! Excellent!
[IMG] Zeno AE10 Constantinople or Cyzicus, 474-475 AD Pearl diademed, draped, cuirassed bust r. DN ZENO PERP AVG monogram 4a ex. off flan RIC X...
Early Roman Imperial Coins I found this post on "Early Roman Imperial Coins" interesting and have nominated it accordingly for "CoinTalk Thread...
Indeed. You have quite a website overall! Can you post a link to your calligraphy site too?
I have to say no. The mintmark isn't visible on the reverse of the coin, which limits how precisely it can be IDed. $8 for something that can't be...
If you're looking for something more 'affordable' you can get some rather nice Constantinian bronzes for under 100 in fairly high grade.
So you're looking for a siege piece or a commemorative? You're not really going to find any commemoratives of the era, it just wasn't a custom at...
Not even close. Mine is a brockage error on a coin of Tiberius, where a new coin is struck while another is still stuck to the dies, causing an...
A Crusader Coin would be any coin struck under the auspices of one of the Western European kingdoms set up in the Near East and Greece during the...
On ancient coins, most things aren't even considered "errors" (at least in the collectible sense). Die breaks or recut dies are the rule, not the...
Culturally, it doesn't make much sense for the Romans to collect counterfeits. More likely, the moneychangers were purchasing the coins to examine...
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