I have not heard of people avoiding Cyprus. John
Letters are very mushy looking, which comes from being cast. Sharply defined struck letters that are worn still look more clear than those....
Ok ok enough hints. I will look it up tonight. I am pretty sure it is from Jamaica. :-) John
Oh! If only someone would give me a hint, even if it was only a play on words! :-)
This should help a lot. I felt like I was trying to buy fresh fish in the hardware department at Sears. :arghh:
Don't feel bad, that is what $400,000 at least depending how high it goes? I wonder what shipping and insurance on a $2,000,000+ package is?...
By the way, my Secret Saturn from last year is the bomb, they also gave me this rare coin: [ATTACH] Aelia Flacilla, the wife of Theodosius I,...
But, but, but, but... One of the clues says the coin is Chinese. :arghh:
It will look nice in Clio's collection. :-)
Now try typing the Chinese characters on my coin into Google Translate. Go ahead, I will wait right here. Yeah, I...
I am embarrassed to report that I still have not identified one of the coins I got for Secret Saturnalia last year. I know, what have I been...
Updated list: 1: Aethelred 2: GeraldV 3: RandyGeki 4: H8_Modern 5: Caesar_Augustus 6: Severus_Alexander 7: Roman_Collector 8: Justin_Lee 9:...
Here are the people who have correctly guessed which coin does not belong, because it is not a "roach". 1: Aethelred 2: GeraldV 3: RandyGeki 4:...
The trouble with transfer die forgeries is that they are made from real coins struck from ancient dies. So there are both real coins and fakes...
I hope the author is ok. He was dead sure two of the coins I had posted were fakes. I sent them to David Sear and spoke to David on the phone...
Maybe it is, the very ragged flan looks off to me. I am pretty sure @Barry Murphy would know. John
They are both good images but I prefer the second set. Nice work, getting good pictures of darker coins is a challenge.
I am voting Severus Alexander because: Sausage! And it seems to fit his collecting interests. John
I am not an expert on this series. I don't see anything that proves it to be a fake. Generally, these cost $200+ so the price is a little...
Now is the point where I would only use gentle methods ie no metal tools no acidic chemicals. You have done a great job and it would be terrible...
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