[ATTACH] Here are twinned Arcadius (AD 383-408) fakes. There were several more identical (except for recently applied surface cover) "coins" in...
The profile is stronger on the second, especially the nose, cheek, and chin. That decides it for me; I voted for the second.
@Browns Fan , there are two types of prices--the price to buy and the price to sell. Most people with coins they don't know about are more...
I was collecting for a long time before I bought my first siliqua, a silver denomination that first became common under Constantius II (AD...
In case you are late to this thread, be aware there are two different rarity lists, one for Roman imperial coins here:...
Is this the earliest one we can show that actually names Serapis? [ATTACH] Postumus, 259-268 21-20 mm. 4.39 grams. SERAPI COMITI AVG, Serapis...
I second these motions. We are not the only ancient-coin discussion group. Another one is...
I have a long page on buying ancient coins on eBay: http://augustuscoins.com/ed/numis/auction.html It is packed with information and advice....
I just added 16 $5-$15 coins to my page: http://augustuscoins.com/inexpensive.html and Zeno (late Roman) and Gelimer (Vandal) AE4s here:...
As @Jwt708 noted, this is not a Roman provincial coin. With this date, we would call it "Greek."
That's right. The OP post didn't give the diameter, which would be c. 15 mm for a quinarius and more like 18 for a denarius. A quinarius in top...
I recommend Michael Grant's A Guide to the Ancient World: A Dictionary of Classical Place Names, which has 728 pages of such information,...
"Romans knew Cybele as Magna Mater ("Great Mother")", according to Wikipedia. Her role as a goddess is hard to pin down. One aspect is "mother of...
For the record, the OP type is Crawford 414/1 and Sear 365, dated to 63 BC. Here is mine: [ATTACH] 19 mm. 3.92 grams.
If there are any ways to turn students on to a love of ancient coins, giving out one in the context of a talk on them must be among the best....
The Crusades began in 1095 and lasted in the Holy Land until 1291. Some of their foes are called Turkomans. Some Turkoman coins are numismatically...
I wrote them about it, linked to this thread, and they wrote back that they agreed it was fake and had withdrawn it. That's good.
I have some sale catalogs on my want list. Most collector don't want paper catalogs, but I do. If you have them and don't want them, please offer...
There is no easy answer to this. It is extremely complicated. Ph.D.s are written on such things. One method that helps is seriation. It is...
No. The fakesellers lists are limited to sellers who sell fakes far too often to simply be well-intentioned mistakes. That's why the major...
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