Agreed. Great coin! Wonderful detail as well as toning. Here is my example. [ATTACH]
veS peS of course! But I would love to see the back of the silver coin:wacky:
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Those are 2 heavy hitters right there @Johnnie Black and @chrsmat71. Those 2 coins look like they're in the pros and mine isn't even high school...
For now I would recommend setting this aside and using these photos to look out and see if it progresses. If after 6 months it doesn't then leave...
WowiE @Herberto ! Couldn't agree with @Severus Alexander any more. That Justinian portrait is a beaut. Great selection head to toe. Much better...
But if it's not flaking off then there is a good chance that it's not bd. That's some good news. Could you take some pics with more light on the coin?
Not to get lost in the fact that; that is a good looking coin homie! The portrait is fun and unique, ina good way. And the reverse is super fun...
I have been fighting the good fight, against bronze disease, on numerous coins and they don't look exactly like that (though it may be the...
Wonderful coin! I don't recall seeing an owl on an emptied amphora beforea. Very fun. There is a great story to go with the marriage of Cleopatra...
LOVE the Pyrrhos coins. He is one of my all time favorites. What an ignominious end. Killed by a little ol lady throwing a roof tile on his head...
Peter is perfect. That one must be rare. I've never seen another like it. Very nice!
Thanks! And I can see why:watching: She's a beauty. Though, so is the other one!
Thanks! That's a beauty right there. Do you know the timeframe or who the ruler was at that time?
James Bond movies aside, I've really been lost in and loving the cool coins of the island of Sicily. What an amazing history it has. From Greeks...
I'll have 2 please:smuggrin:
Wait to see what some of the other more ancient ancient(;)) collectors have to say. I have been fooled plenty of times and they have helped right...
Welcome to CT! Sorry to say, my very amateur opinion would be to pass on the coin if possible. If you are questioning it now, then you always...
Yeah, that Titus Vesp is a real beauty. But with Titus nose and having never met a meal that he didn't like, I'm having a hard time deciding which...
Btw, nice catch! I fear I am far too trusting of what labels say and not suspicious enough of whom is really on my coins.:pompous:o_O
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