That is a very attractive coin!! And with such a cool reverse!! Congrats OKI!!
WOW!!! You guys are killing me !! Now I want artifacts !!! Thanks again Brian!!!:mad:;):p
Of course, toning and a natural patina are NOT in anyway the same as 'bronze disease'.
That definitely has the strangest obverse I've ever seen....and that alone says FAKE to me.
That's a stunning piece:woot:...... that I'm sure is WAY beyond my typical budget.:(
WAY cool!!! I LOVE artifacts but going after coins always seems to deplete any reasonable budget I could put together...but I managed a few...
Hmmm, I see a 'family' resemblance between my photo and the one on the 'note'...;) LOVE the posts!!! I'm still after siver but they always seem...
LOL ....Not me but who knows who else might have ....:eek::)
Well, even silver denarii can acquire 'cabinet toning' like the RR that follow: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
After examining the example at the major auction house you mentioned on a previous thread, my humble opinion is that it is genuine and 'debased'...
I do have two Alexandrian Tets but with the 'eagle' reverse and that rather worn example I recently posted a few times of Nero and Poppaea...so...
With that in mind, Valens is an obvious choice.... [ATTACH]
Love all the posts guys!!!
How about these examples??? A dupondius and a AS...... All sorts of colors and other things LOL [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
LOL I was wondering what @chrsmat71 was up to LOL
Great job @Greg Heinrich !!! I missed your posts earlier....and those two rarities, especially G-I, have me muttering under my breath:) LOVE that...
That's a terrific example of Geta in 'green' !!! Here's mine (of Geta) and another of Caracalla... How about 'chocolate' (Faustina Jr.):...
Very nice @Mat !! Gee, @TIF , I didn't know you liked Alexandrian Tets with Dikaiosyne reverses ??!!;) Sadly, I'm still in the hunt for the type.
That's such a terrific coin Pish!!! And such an incredible bargain!!! I purchased my sole example at FORVM late last year, but it was nearly...
Wonderful OP!!! I thought the site (Kalkriese) was finally established beyond reasonable doubt...???
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