Here is one of Heraclius, with a different obverse design (single bust) and countermark placement, at Sicily...with a 100+ year earlier Justin I...
@Ryro wrote: “Here's a Macedonian shield coin... that's not from Macedon:” Philadelphia? Hard to read for my old eyes.
Superb, Q!
[ATTACH] Justin I & Justinian I. 527 AD. Æ Follis (31mm, 17.90 g, 6h). Constantinople mint, 2nd officina. Struck 4 April-1 August 527 AD. Obv: D...
Possibly because it continued the same weight standard/exchange rate: 1 cistophorus = 3 denarii.
FWIW, I consider this unfair, considering bidder #1 bid 9000 before bidder #2 entered a lower bid.
A smiling Caracalla?
Especially sharp depiction of the Dioscuri.
Spectacular, TIF!!!
The hair of Caracalla and Geta have also been recut.
Tremendously so! A terrible swindle!
Yes.There are thick layers of horn silver, but it takes substantial skill to remove them. Distilled water and brushing will do nothing to remove them.
On coin photo #5, note the misspelling of GALLIENUS. The die cutter did not include the letter “I”: GALLENUS.
Thank you, @Roman Collector.
Good one, Doug!
@Roman Collector, This is probably a dumb question, but why not Diana Lucifera? Please ignore it if it is too silly :-)
Looks like a shill bid by the lister! No bids for a week and suddenly an instantaneous last second winning bid. It stinks.
An authentic one for comparison: [ATTACH] Alexander III, the Great; 336-323 B.C. AR tetradrachm (29mm; 16.78 gm; 12h). Arados mint, 236/5 B.C....
I think I see some Judaean coins in the top two pictures that may clean up, with a bit of work. Good luck.
Superb patina, @robinjojo!
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