Having a coin club sounds like fun. How many ancient collectors are there (that is coins not the people) :-) ?
Interesting coin. Is the reverse legend WN? That should narrow it down.
Nice work Sallent on investigating and documenting that coin. That should give us all more ideas what to look out for. John
I am sure many of you remember this fake I bought a few months ago: [ATTACH] The eye is rendered completely wrong compared to the real ones....
Who doesn't love a good mystery?
I have found from cleaning numerous coins like your first one that under the remaining silver the copper that is left is heavily corroded. When...
Nice work! It is easy to forget that there are a lot of nice people in the world.
I actually edited the post to add the photo in after your comment. :-) Somehow I screwed it up the first time.
What do you mean? Don't you see the photo and the 10 foot canary next to your computer?
I have been playing with the virtual tray idea in PowerPoint. Here is a Philip I tray I put together. It is a little short on information. I...
Here is one from the Jascha Heifetz sale Part 2, #2336 way back in 1989: [IMG] Neaopolis Didrachm, c 380-350 BC, SNG ANS 335 I need to reshoot...
I have a Philip from Zeugma with the garden view from JA: [ATTACH] Philip I “The Arab” AD 244-249 Æ30, 13.7g, 6h; Zeugma in Commagene. Obv.:...
I have one from Alexandria I got from Warren. Notice Alexandria used a shorter legend than some of the other mints. [ATTACH] RIC 109, Ex George...
Second photo looks more like real gold to me. The first photo colors look off somehow. That is a big improvement.
I like your collection focus. I started out looking for artistic Greek silver. That quickly included bronzes. Then I could not stop myself from...
I have read people carried them in their mouths to avoid losing them on the way to the market. They are really impractical but some are also very...
If you look at Volodya's coin and the other examples posted by Mike you can see that Hercules is wearing a cloak. On the other coins it is clear...
Ken: I love the Probus Soli Invicto. That is such a cool design. You are off to a very good start. John
Great article. Love the first comment from Monty Python's Life of Brian.
Barbarous imitation? Ancient forgery? What is the weight? Could it be a fourree?
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