Kind of late posting to this thread, but I'd forgotten I had it - an ADVENTVS AVGVSTI as issued for Elagabalus. What a disappointing "adventus"...
I posted something about Roman Coins of British Association a while back which references the Bath excavations - unfortunately it's just a link to...
There is at least one indication of an official "chisel" mark on Roman coins - imitative bronze sestertii countermarked "DV" to revalue as a...
Wow! I'd spent hours looking for one of these - your example is beautiful. It never occurred to me to think "Aquila" - but indeed, it does...
Great looking countermark. I've never seen one like it, so I can be no help identifying it. But I do like it a lot. The closest countermark...
That's a great-looking Tarsos countermark, rrdenarius - I like how it is centered on the face. I hope this is the start of a countermark...
Thank you all for your kind comments. And thanks too to whoever made this post a "featured" article - a first for me. I am truly honored. As...
Orielensis and FitzNigel, many, many thanks. I have never had an Armenian coin of any sort and I never even thought to look in that direction....
I just got this little copper medieval coin in a lot and I am having no luck attributing it. The cross is pretty easy to see, but I cannot tell...
Thank you, James. I learn something new every day...or try to anyway. I hope your birthday blast was a blast and that you didn't eat too much...
I am pretty geeked out over this one, ugly as it may be. This is an AE from Cilicia issued by Tarkondimotos, a king with Roman sympathies who...
I wondered about this too. This came up in a Google search right off the bat - the site is www.oxfordscholarship.com but it looks a little "off"...
Sometimes green specs are not bronze disease. This stuff is very hard and appears to be stable (ask me in 1000 years to be sure :woot: ):...
Nice coin and write-up, Curtisimo. Very informative indeed. The OP seems to be on the heavy side for these, which I'll address below (without...
The dumpy, thick one on the bottom right is a dump from India, probably, probably Mughal. If it weighs around 20 grams you can do a Google image...
Nice write up on the many variations of "da club," Ryro. Nice examples too. How about a club countermark? I got this AE from Pergamum some...
Great site, Valentinian. I appreciate your efforts - I visit all the time. Byzantine coppers are all I can afford, but I find them to be a lot...
Happy Birthday, James. And congratulations on reaching your 2019 collecting goals - if you're only going to keep 20 coins, those are a lovely 20...
That is a good theory. The prevalence of Chinese chopmarks on Spanish silver dollars (and US Trade Dollars, etc.) would fit in with this theory -...
I am not qualified to offer an opinion, but I will anyway - it is very, very round. This always makes me a little suspicious. An edge view might...
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