I have to comment that this appears to be a very nice bronze, and doesn't appear to have any tooling or even smoothing (a minimal amount of the...
Which denominations did you complete (aureus, denarius, sestertius, as)? If you have a complete set of any of the above, it would be interesting...
I'm in complete agreement with your statement here. I don't see how it's possible to avoid owning tooled bronzes, unless (a) you're willing to...
Unfortunately, it isn't a question of whether or not you or I, personally, "consider" a coin to be tooled. It's a question of detecting that...
To my eye, the obverse legend on this coin is a dead giveaway to the extensive tooling. Note the rut that runs the entire circumference...
[ATTACH] First, look at the legend on the reverse. The letters are far too sharply defined -- compare it to the legend on the obverse and you...
This is, indeed, the crux of the matter in this thread. If you're new to collecting ancient coins, your first thought might be "Gee, what's the...
This is a sensitive topic, I realize, and will elicit a lot of strong opinions during its discussion. It's not my intention to create any ill...
I appreciate all the replies. This tends to confirm my research indicating that coins of the five "good" emperors are more readily available than...
Just curious -- does anyone focus their collection on the five "good" Roman emperors (Nerva, Trajan, Hadrian, Antoninus Pius, Marcus Aurelius)?...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] So, based on my criteria, my initial thinking on these two coins was: Condition: Both are EF or about EF, so this criteria...
Hmmm... on the right track here. Care to expand on this suspicion a little further?
My 12 Caesars collection of small bronzes is missing (among others) a Tiberius as. There are two of these coins in upcoming auctions that might...
My thoughts exactly, although I had refrained from posting my observations earlier since my experience in detecting tooling is not as extensive as...
A legitimate argument can be made for creating replicas of ancient coins, as long as such replicas are clearly labeled as such. For historical,...
[ATTACH] Even to my relatively untrained eye, the sharpness of the legends on both the obverse and reverse looked a little bit enhanced. For...
There are two AES that I need to complete my collection of 12 Caesars sestertii: Tiberius and Titus. While sestertii of Tiberius are very rare,...
What objective reason can there be to continue doing business with this seller? You've twice been disappointed by him/her, and both times there...
It seems to me that, having much more knowledge than any non-coin dealer (and probably more than most dealers) puts you in a position to spot...
Any guesses about the strike price of this Ides of March denarius that will be auctioned at NAC 70 in May? [ATTACH]
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