I agree with the consensus here - the silver coins are crude fakes and the gold one possibly a genuine piece.
It's interesting to see the evolution of this reverse type across the centuries. Here is a modest Flavian example. [ATTACH] Titus AR Denarius,...
Thanks Nemo! To be honest, this is the kind of coin that gets me really excited - two weeks later and I'm still mooning over it. I'd much rather...
Those two books sit next to one another on my bookshelf. Speller's book is a good read too.
I think you would love the Lambert book. ;)
A very fine Titus in good enough condition that most of the beard is intact. Well done!
Wow! That is one of the few coins outside my collecting niche I would love to have. Just amazing! One of my favourite books is Beloved and God by...
In a word, no. The bill was introduced by six Republican senators, and the Republicans still retain control of the Senate and the House ... not to...
Happy Thanksgiving everyone! May your modius runneth over. [ATTACH]
If I was a dealer I would sell it. That coin's provenance traced back to you isn't a slight thing.
Yes. As noted above, the gold quinarius of this type from the same issue is unique. It's very odd the gold is that rare when the silver version is...
Yes, in hand it does. Apparently it sat in someone's trays for many years and toned up quite nicely.
Just in time for Turkey Day, this little beauty arrived in my PO box. [ATTACH] Domitian AR Quinarius, 1.54g Rome mint, 87 AD RIC 516 (C), BMC...
Very impressive for the short amount of time it took to acquire them. I'm with Bing - too bad you had to let them go.
I love Alexandrian tets and that one is superb. Two of my favourite Vespasian denarii (one an RIC plate coin) came from Tom around this time of...
Fantastic coin Martin. That reverse is something very special. Concerning the dots: On Flavian denarii the dots seem to be present on the finer...
That's a terrific coin. I'm glad it found a good home.
Fantastic coins! I really do love the "Travel Series'. Hadrian was such an enthusiastic tourist ... instead of his vacation slides we get to see...
1148. A pretty fun quiz!
Personally, I've never had coins switched on me (fingers crossed), but I've had coins show up out of the blue I never ordered! It turned out the...
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