The dies were modern and they were used to create hundreds of fakes. ALarm bells started rining due to their style being off and then several die...
I must admit that you image of the coins side by side has made me even more convinced that they are obverse die matches.
Some examples were published in the IAPN Bulletin Of Counterfeits Vol 15, No. 1 in 1990 I had permission to add these to the Forum Fake reports....
gVF would seem fair.
Every now and again I manage to add another coin to my Greek collection. This one arrived today. I am pretty sure I didn't actually NEED another...
Legends read "CORNWALLIS IND" and "BRITISH TARS". It is an imitation halfpenny.
I am sorry but I don't like the Metapontum coin. It looks like a match to an example from the "Black Sea Hoard" which was the name given to a...
No way to compete with that sort of quality! This is the sort of Hadrian denarius I normally collect... Hadrian Denarius Obv:- HADRIANVS...
All of my collection in archival safe 2x2s and the main part of my collection is then held in a bunch of albums. Ancients have a huge size range...
Steve, I love that tet. I don't have one of those. Most of my other Hadrian denarii are his rare eastern issues. I went off piste this week and...
I have always had a soft spot for the denarii of Hadrian. I have bought a few recently and thought a couple of them worthy of sharing. These...
The BRIT both sides coins are always popular too. Here is a Geta example but you can find lots of VICTORIAE BRIT types for Sept. Sev. and...
What a wonderful looking Sestertius. I did buy a scrappy Dupondius of the type many years ago which is too shabby to share here. I have a soft...
Another dated ancient..... Ptolemaic Kingdom, Ptolemy II Soter (285 - 246 B.C.), Silver tetradrachm Obv:– Diademed head of Ptolemy I right...
Steve, Great coin. I have been looking for one of this type for some time to add to my hoard but have never had the guts to pull the trigger as...
Here are a few of my Papius Gryphons just to bore you to death with them... Symbol variety – RRC -. Babelon -. BMCRR -. Dolphin wrapped around...
Steve, I do have right facing Gryphons but not from Abdera. Here are three different denomination coins from Teos. Teos, Ar Drachm, Circa...
Abdera, Ar Stater, 365 - 345 B.C. Magistrate Pytheos. Obv:– ABDH-RITEWN , Griffin seated left, raising right foreleg. Rev:– EPI PU-QEW, Laureate...
Abdera, Ar triobol, 352 - 323 B.C. Magistrate Romnemon. Obv:– Griffin seated left, club beneath, HPA above (Magistrate). Rev:– ABD-HRI-TE-WN,...
Abdera, Ar Drachm, c. 386/5 - 375 B.C. Magistrate Romnemon. Obv:– Griffin seated left Rev:– PO-MN-EM-ON, Kantharos in square. Minted in Abdera,...
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