Always spectacular coins AJ!! Both are simply incredible!! My denarius of Galba is much like all the other posts---nice and desirable, but way...
That's the absolute truth----Fantastic example Steve!!!
Very cool examples!!! It's fascinating to see how fragmented Italy was at that time...'Islands' of occupied domination cut off from one another.
Well, I'm less familiar with Byzantine coins than some others----although I have a small gold coin of Heraclius....but I'm sure those more...
Amazing just how many gorgeous examples have already been posted.... I think it only fair that Carthago should be my extra Secret...
First guess: Heraclea.......2nd guess Cyzicus
LOVE that reverse!!!!
At 5:34 EST, I can get it here as well.
As long as they are ancient fakes, I get the same feelings from them as you do Pish!!!
I'm still mesmerized by AJ's example.....WOW!!!!
Beautiful!!!!
Wonderful pick-up JA !!! And terrific posts all!! That beaked nose and pronounced 'Adams Apple' have to define Nerva better than anything else....
It seems I can be fooled far too often (50% of the time?) so my opinion is probably just going to confuse the issue and not clarify anything. I...
Great details on that little jewel!!
Now that's a terrific medieval coin!!!
Yes, it definitely has lots of eye-appeal!!!
Very cool coin JA I'm guessing the reverse is Hercules sitting on an 'omphalos'????
+1
That would sound better if it were MY secret Saturnalia gift:shifty:;)
Probable cast fake ???? Well, that seems to answer the question why they are not properly Identified.... And now that casts some doubt on the...
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