They have three copies on offer. Maybe the $29,995 copy is better for some reason?
In AD 43 Britain was invaded and conquered under Claudius. Apparently, thereafter the demand for coins far exceeded the official supply and locals...
NWB, no those are not fourrees. A fourree makes a profit for the counterfeiter by imitating a good-silver coin using a base core instead of silver...
What do you think about fewer and slightly bigger images on the tie in the OP? When I am looking across at a man with a tie, I am looking from 2...
Go to the main page http://esty.ancients.info/imit/ of the OP site to learn about imitations, including fourrees.
The hole is not from jewelry--it is to condemn the coin as plated.
The OP coin is fine. It has a good story as a coin type. It has a good story as a purchase. It has a good thread on CoinTalk. What's not to like?
I have the red Republican series (nine volumes) and use it to see what excellent examples look like (for that, it is better than web searches, so...
On the ancient forum there has recently been discussion of this type because of the cute cupid and goat: Mn. Fonteius, 85 BC. Laureate head of...
Long ago I collected ancient imitations and posted a web site on them with thumbnails (because pages with lots of pictures took long to load). At...
Biblecoinguy, thanks you for the information. This is helpful. When I see my acquaintance in person I will let him know.
Yes, Denver, Colorado. I was thinking more of a group of congenial collectors who meet something like once a month to show and discuss ancient coins.
I have an acquaintance who lives an hour from Denver who has expressed some interest in ancient coins. He has some already, but is alone and not...
I remember one time, I think in the early 80s, when Empire Coins offered one for $100 in a fixed price list. I live in the northwest and mail got...
The devastation of Antioch resulted in severe mint disruption as explained above and on the website I mentioned above....
I'm sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but this "coin" is a modern reproduction. It is definitely fake.
The name of Antioch was changed to Theopolis ("City of God)" under Justinian. This is the mintmark of the OP coin. The circumstances of the change...
This one could be sharper, but at least has most of the legend: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] At 17 mm it has a small diameter for a denarius. The type is...
Valentinianus, that is a very nice picture for showing relative sizes. Justinian minted some huge copper coins, and some very small ones.
Hoover's Handbooks are published by CNG: http://www.cngcoins.com/Coins.aspx?CATEGORY_ID=2914&VIEW_TYPE=0 It seems volume 8 is not yet out.
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