I think it's probably just a coincidence. Everyone has their price. Mine is $127.49. Judas' was 30 pieces of silver.
I dunno. Go ahead and be embarrassed if you get two new coins out of it. Hmm . . .maybe I should be embarrassed, too.
This is true, but this coin is from a distant mint early in the reign of Gordian III. Often people at the mints were told to prepare dies for the...
Barry is an expert; I'm not. If your coin were legitimate, it would be catalogued as RIC 177. If you go to Wildwinds you'll find 3 examples of...
I would never have caught that. I checked Forgery Network and found this modern forgery: [IMG] The obverse is different, of course, but it does...
According to RIC the issue appears from both Rome and Antioch. However, Rome did not start minting it until A.D. 240. In Antioch, the coin the...
My only Mark Anthony: [IMG] Silver Denarius Traveling legionary mint Obv: ANT AVG / IIIVIR RPC - Galley Rev: LEG XIX - Legionary eagle between two...
Happy to oblige: Crispus Caesar, A.D. 317-326 [ATTACH] (Bronze) AE3 Cyzicus mint, A.D. 317-320 Obv: D N FL IVL CRISPVS NOB CAES Rev: IOVI...
I have a page of coins from the Constantine dynasty (along with 3 usurpers) in my online Roman Coin collection. Rather than take up so much space...
Great OP. I have two FIL AVG in my CtG collection - one with GENIO CAESARIS . . . [ATTACH] Alexandria mint, A.D. 308-310 RIC 99b 23 x 25 mm, 7.4...
At one time the entire coin was as dark as the space between the letters. It's called a patina. Someone has removed the patina from the raised...
Thanks. Glad you like it. Some of the letters of the obverse inscription are interesting, too. The T in ANTONINVS has extended serifs. It looks...
I've recently received this denarius of Caracalla. I really like the portrait, so I thought I'd share it. [ATTACH] AR denarius Rome mint, A.D....
True. It will remove any silvering. I would not recommend this if there is still silvering on the coin. Electrolysis should be used only as a last...
I've never heard of this happening.
Done correctly, electrolysis will strip a coin down to bare metal. Usually this is a bad idea. But sometimes coins are so heavily corroded that it...
If you really want an artificial patina, why not just write on the coin with a black Sharpie? [ATTACH] Also, I want to second Victor Clark's...
Uh, oh . . .
That's from lithium contamination of the silver. Clearly, this coin was made by a manic-depressive.
My example from the following year: [IMG] Rome mint, A.D. 212 Obv: ANTONINVS PIVS AVG BRIT Rev: P M TR P XV COS III P P - Hercules, standing left,...
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