The mount is typical for late Antique early / medieval Danubian region. It is likely that Roman's used coins in this fashion. they were...
Too bad. Any idea what the fake patina is made of? SC
I agree. Kind of like a secret life we all live. I used to live in s place where I could talk in person with other collectors on a weekly basis,...
I have several dozen of the small post-1204 trachys. I have identified no more than two or three. It would be nice if there was some sort of...
Panzerman. As I noted, there is a prevalence of fakes when it comes to Chinese coins. No one disputes that. But it is too simplistic to imply...
Happy New Year to all. I wish a healthy, happy and prosperous year for you and yours. Thanks for starting this LaContessa. And yes,...
I don't really buy many coins these days. I spent 2010-2015 living in Europe in a place with a lot of ancients coins for sale. I did win a few...
Interesting. Thanks for posting those. That would mean that square holes are very widespread before wide rims that require extensive filing....
You are absolutely right. I first saw the spinning whorls / loom weights argument made in Peng Xinwei. I would have to check back to see which...
This is a key point that think applies to any and all coinage. Be it Huo Chuans, Wu Zhu, Kai Yuan, Northern Song, or late Roman like FEL TEMP...
It is absolutely not too much trouble to fake a coin in that condition. Simple bronze cast from an original or another fake. Hard to be certain...
I have heard about these Deacon Ray posters. I see why all the attention. This one is great. Is there a place that they are all archived or to...
Mmmm mmm Coineos.... Interestingly, a friend in Japan just told me that they sell Coin Cookies. Small chip-like bags of cookies, I guess like...
Unfortunately, this would not be the first case of a fake getting into a lot from a respectable dealer. No one is perfect. It is how they handle...
The lovely and scarce "globe bust"! This was used on the second issue of the large FTR Galley at Thessalonica (TSA❋) for Constantius and...
Yes, that CONSIA pair is worrying. Come to think of it the fakes I was speaking of only had a small module Galley. I have never seen a large...
These coins all look fine. The only fake FTR Galley I have ever seen was one of a series of fake FTR and camp gate types which have extremely...
Yup. I tend to be quite careful checking my real writing but often quite lazy when posting to forums - and then I look back and think - "What was...
Sorry, you are right. Despite grouping them into that timeframe in the charts, the intro gets the dates fairly right. Which makes it all the...
The Wu Zhu coins lasted until Wang Mang rebelled against the Western Han and set up his own dynasty - the Xin (7-23 AD) (used to be transliterated...
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