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I'm playing around with Wix this morning and it's amazing how far hosted website design has come since the last time I tried it. It's really easy...
A few more... L. Hostilius Saserna. Denarius 48, AR (19mm, 4.10g, 1h). Female head r., wearing oak wreath. Rev. L·HOSTILIVS SASERN Victory...
Grrrr. I wanted that coin! :rage:
Then wait. You can find others easily.
I seen nothing of concern with the authenticity of either piece. Both are common so you can find high grade examples easily. The Balbus is...
According to the Dictionary of Roman Coins by Stevenson, the Caduceus, or Caducei when plural, is a wand or rod, entwined at one end by two...
Really interesting. The photos are large and high resolution so you can identify quite a few of the coins. It looks like a lot of them are in...
Has anyone been to Coinex in London? Is there a decent showing of ancient dealers? I'm expecting Baldwins and other British dealers, but are...
I learned several things on this thread and even got to dust off a great Star Trek episode from my childhood. Great post!
Man, that coin... :wideyed:
Zumbly - a very nice coin. It is one of those issues that you need to accept some sort of defect and with yours it is really quite minor flatness...
I think ancient forgery detection is probably easier than modern because there are a lot more variables for a forger to get right with an ancient...
That is just weird!
Wrong!
[ And better looking IMO! Nice coin big C!
Even when you were just starting out you had good taste. Joel was my dad's dealer from the 1960's until he retired or his son took over. I bought...
Octavian. Spring-early summer 36 BC. AR Denarius (18mm, 3.88 g, 6h). Southern or central Italian mint. Bare head right, bearded / Temple of Divus...
Just bought this the other day. No, it's no longer in the stupid slab. Petillius Capitolinus (43 BC). AR denarius (18mm, 3.80 gm, 5h). Rome....
Yes, they can be! As Volodya aptly pointed out, IV. Transfer Dies is the biggest threat. They employ the correct style of authentic specimens...
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