I have bought from this dealer several times in the past and have always been pleased. I don't believe he knowingly sells any fakes. I looked...
RIC doesn't distinguish between the number of layers, so the attribution that you gave, I assume, is still correct.
Actually, the coin is not particularly rare. It is known from only one mint--Treveri (Trier) --and is certainly less common than the typical Sol...
Looks like the letters might be D N CO , , ,, which would make sense on a bronze of that size.
Definitely legit. Someone has recently used electrolysis to clean what was, before treatment, a heavily encrusted coin. Judging by all the...
Your coin appears to be RIC vol.VI, Aquileia #66b. It's listed as rare, but as you've already discovered, there's a few variants out there, such...
I keep my coins in 2 x 2 cardboard/mylar holders. I keep the holders in plastic 3-hole punch slide holders that I keep in different 3-ring...
A young Geta with a Spes reverse: [IMG] Silver Denarius Rome mint, A.D. 198-200 Obv: L SEPTIMIVS GETA CAES Rev: SPES PVBLICA - Spes, advancing...
What is it about left-facing antoniniani of Gallienus that makes them so desirable? Several year ago I found this coin in a batch of uncleaneds:...
I don't know when this was minted, but she looks pretty young on this coin: [IMG] Silver Denarius Rome mint Obv: SABINA AVGVSTA Rev: IVNONI...
I use eBay GSP when I ship coins overseas, even though I agree that it's a rip-off. The problem is that there is no real alternative if you want...
It's a provincial. You can tell by the Omega at the end of the (upside-down) reverse inscription.
Here's a couple of good places to start in your quest to learn about mint marks on Roman coins: http://romanmint.com/mint-marks/...
Your should be able to nail down the approximate mint date and location. Start with the location. The 5[?] letters at the base of the coin's...
It is very difficult to determine which coins of the breakaway Gallic Empire are barbarous and which are official. By the time you get to the...
Found in a batch of $2 crusties, after some heavy zapping: [IMG] Vitellius Imperator, 69 A.D. Bronze As Spanish (Tarraco?) mint Obv: A VITELLIVS -...
One wonders what might have happened to her after Tacitus assumed the throne. I don't think there's any record of how or when she died, is there?
Coin dealers often use a "dip" to remove toning or tarnish from silver. I don't know what the chemistry of the dip is, but my guess is that if you...
Be careful using steel wool on ancient coins. It can scratch the patina.
And a HUGE flan.
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