An interesting discussion. I recently got one of these, a pretty poor specimen that is of a fairly poor style. While trying to attribute it, I...
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As lordmarcovan said, it is an Egyptian bronze coin from the Ptolemaic (Macedonian) period (one of Cleopatra's ancestors). And like Justin says,...
I wish I could help you with this - I have a box with a few like this - Middle Eastern or Indian coppers. Sometimes I poke around with Google...
Nice selection there, Limes. As for the Marcus Aurelius as with Pietas (RIC 1333), I have one of those, not as nice as yours. When I was...
That is way better than the other examples I've seen. Late Commodus denarii are usually pretty poorly struck. I'd love to have that one! Good...
Well, I don't know for sure, but the bow and quiver countermarks I've seen have all been pretty carefully placed behind the head of Tyche - as...
That is a very interesting countermark on this - have you attributed it yet? I can't really see what it is. These were countermarked a lot - bow...
I've gotten to the point where I am almost disappointed with an ancient that is too round/not flan split/too well-centered. On the other hand,...
Thank you, Ancient Aussie for that clarification/explanation on the Republic/Provincial aspect of this coinage. I like that example you shared -...
Thank you! I'm sure the HTML code came from something I picked up during my reckless cutting-n-pasting. I was able to delete the cross-out...
I have no idea why so much of my post is crossed out - I tried to edit & reformat it a couple of times, but it didn't work. Sorry. I'm a digital...
This coin was part of a big lot of miscellaneous ancients I bought last December. It was in my box of unidentified/unidentifiable stuff that I...
Nice looking Pax you got there, gsimonel. I like that quizzically-arched eyebrow on the portrait in particular. When I was looking up...
It looks "funny" to me too, both for stylistic reasons and surfaces, but I could be wrong. If it helps, I have a "real fake" Hadrian sestertius...
That is indeed a very nice Valerian II. I recently got one with the boy on the eagle flying heavenward that is, unfortunately, a more typical...
Nice tets. I don't have a Hadrian, but I just got an Aurelian/Vaballathus on the cheap. It is pretty crusty, but I really like the colors on it....
Great lookin' drachm, Bing. I'm sorry to hear about your wife's health problems - I've been spending a great deal of time in a nursing home with...
Fine looking Frugi you got there, ominus1. As for banker's marks, I like them - Here's mine - [IMG] Roman Republic Denarius L. Calpurnius...
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