There is no real reason to think that this coin is not genuine. ANACS is also a good company...not quite as good as NGC; but still a good company.
[ATTACH] Valerian I A.D. 253 AR Antoninianus IMP C P LIC VALERIANVS AVG; radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust. APOLINI PROPVG; Apollo standing...
the first one is-- [ATTACH] Cappadocia, Eusebeia Æ unit 36 BC-AD 17 Obv: Draped bust of Artemis right. Rev: ΕΥΣΕΒΕΙΑΣ, quiver. BMC 10
No, it is Septimius Severus [ATTACH] Septimius Severus A.D. 193- 211 AR Denarius L SEPT SEV PERT AVG IMP [?]; Laureate head right. MVNIFICENTIA...
the reverse looks like a goat kneeling left. this one is close, though I think the legends are different [ATTACH] CILICIA, Aegeae....
I have added several coins this week to my collection; which is always a good thing. First up is this scarce Maximinus II with a very martial...
conrats...but 600 isn't enough!
[ATTACH] Postumus A.D. 269 Ӕ Antoninianus 20mm 3.6g IMP C POSTVMVS P F AVG; Radiate, draped, cuirassed bust right. PACATOR ORBIS, radiate and...
A French collector made this observation a few years ago that on this type (with Felicitas reverse) from Antioch, the hair lines are parallel with...
It's not mislabeled...it's reversed. The side with the ID and grade should show the obverse of the coin; instead it has the reverse.
wait until you get something like this-- [ATTACH]
If the bust is radiate it is an ant, if it is bare-headed it is a denarius...so your coin is an ant. Romans struck coins at a certain number per...
The first coin is Constantius II with a FEL TEMP REPARATIO reverse. The mintmark is not clear and I can't see any field marks on the reverse; so...
Some of these have slight drapery; while others don't. The author of RIC either didn't notice this or accidentally left it out. Woytek in Die...
Mars walking right with captive [ATTACH] Constantine I A.D. 312 Ӕ follis 22mm 5.3g IMP C FL VAL CONSTANTINVS P F AVG; laureate head right....
You have apparently never heard of Numismatica Ars Classica (NAC) who work with NGC
That would be because, as I have posted on other threads, there is no tariff on ancient coins -- Ancient coins coming into the US are (currently)...
that post is from 2017...circumstances have changed
Your first coin is Volusian AD 251-253 Ӕ sestertius IMP CAE C VIB VOLVSIANO AVG; laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right. LIBERTAS AVG;...
these are generally thought to have contained oil or perfume.
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