I don't see anything wrong here. The weigth is in the correct range for a hemiobol. The seller is well respected and one I would trust to honour...
I have generally held back from adding coins to my Probus hoard other than the coins from Lugdunum that I occasionally find. I was however tempted...
Here are mine. Philip II, Ar Tetradrachm Obv:– Laureate head of Zeus right Rev:– FILIPPOU, naked youth on horse pacing right on horseback...
I love the type which should be on the wish list of a Greek silver generalist. I bought mine in 2013... [IMG]
Some people actively collect the original Becker fakes and they sell for hundreds of dollars. These Beckers were often the basis for fake...
How about an ATG from Mesembria? Alexander the Great, silver tetradrachm Obv:- Head of Herakles right, wearing Nemean lion-scalp headdress...
I have soft spot for the Parion type. Here is mine:- [IMG] Regards, Martin
It is from the regnal year 21 i.e. the 21st year od the reign of Hadrian and thus struck in A.D. 136/137.
What a coincidence! I was about to post a new Geta that arrived today. Geta denarius Obv:– P SEPT GETA PIVS AVG BRIT, Laureate head right. Rev:–...
I don't really collect Rome but... Here is one of mine that shows what I meand by the tight flan. [IMG] This one has more flan but the reverse...
The seller is not on the NFSL and has had a whole host of these tets for sale for some time. I have been tempted by several. I see absolutely...
Did someone say Capricorn... Augustus Denarius Obv:– AVGVSTVS DIVI F. Augustus, bare head, right Rev:– IMP. XI below capricorn right, holding...
I bought two coins from a dealer who had obtained a small hoard of denarii that were found in this condition, implying that they were damages some...
So this coin is a common type and on the face of it a common legend too. What is slightly more unusual is the short reverse legend. This coin...
Remarkably nice given the tight flans that were prevalent during this phase of production.
Along with the Elagabalus with standards I bought recently I bought I managed to obtain the following coin, which also looks to have endured fire...
This sweet little boy turned into the snarling brute we all know so well. Caracalla Denarius Obv:– IMP C M AVR ANTONI-NVS PONT AVG, Laureate,...
Probus, Billon tetradrachm Obv:– A K M AVR PROBOC CEB, Laureate draped bust right Rev:– None, Bust of Serapis right Minted in Alexandria Egypt. L...
Reviving another old thread I am afraid. The coins with standards seem to slightly more tricky to track down than I had thought. The standards...
Worn and porous but I can't seem to afford nice examples.... This time the symbols are whelk shell or conch on the obverse and scallop shell on...
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