Wow, a $1.25 an hour is what I earned as a teen in the early 60's. Of course the money earned is not the reason to get into uncleaned lots. I...
I don't think there is a way to tell if these coins are authentic or not just from the images provided. And you seem to be in a situation where...
Congratulation of the find, but my experience with "uncleaned" lots seems to be the same as @dougsmit. I found it's not worth my time or money!
I shy away from any seller listed on the NSFL. They are "notorious" for a reason.
It's the common "two soldiers with two standards" reverse. My guess is the die was clogged when it was struck.
It seems to me that finding a die match after 2400 years is nearly impossible. So congratulations. That's incredible! My three "hooters"...
Congratulations.
Love the obverse @Roman Collector
Great example @dougsmit
Doesn't look it too many. Mineral deposit would be my guess.
Philip II was six when his father became Emperor and named his son Caesar, This coin was struck when Philip II was seven years old. [ATTACH]...
These two were struck 238-239 AD when Gordian was 13-14 years old [ATTACH] GORDIAN III AR Antoninianus OBVERSE: IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS AVG,...
Not what you expected, but two-headed nonetheless: [ATTACH] THRACE, ISTROS AR Drachm OBVERSE: Facing male heads, the left inverted (Polydeuces...
This AE As was struck in 85 AD [ATTACH] DOMITIAN AE As OBVERSE: IMP CAES DOMIT AVG GERM COS XI CENS POT P P, laureate head right, aegis at tip of...
Funny, but true!
I don't know this type at all, but are you certain it is not ancient? It looks it to me.
[ATTACH] CRISPUS Follis OBVERSE: CRISPVS NOB CAES, Laureate draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind REVERSE: PRINCIPIA IVVENTVTIS,...
[ATTACH] LYSIMACHUS KING OF THRACIA AE 20 OBVERSE: Helmeted head of Athena right REVERSE: BASILEWS LUSIMACOU, above and beneath lion running...
Nice Crispus @greed ball
Thanks @jamesicus
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