Yes, it looks like SMNB which would be the mint of Nicomedia.
Yes, he sells fakes and the fabric of this coin reminds me of some of his products. I am not really familiar with Celtic stuff but this one looks...
Did you happen to buy it from b-coins on eBay?
Your coin looks like an official mint product...Constans (FL IVL CONSTANS AVG) from the Trier mint.
This type from London was struck for Diocletian and Maximianus by Carausius, which is why the reverse legend ends with AVGGG. Carausius was hoping...
I lightened the pics a bit [ATTACH]
it's hard to make out the obverse; but I think it is probably this one [ATTACH] Porcius Cato 47- 46 BC Obverse: head of Roma right, M CATO PRO...
Warren has a great site; but for a novice ID'er it will be practically useless. The best site for a beginner to try and ID worn Late Roman bronze...
It's Licinius I...minted A.D. 317- 320 IMP LICINIVS AVG Bust of Licinius, laureate, draped, left, holding scepter in right hand and mappa in...
Weights can vary because for these low value coins the mint merely needed to strike x amount per pound. So, if the rate was 100 coins per pound,...
This guy is selling river rocks that he found in Pennsylvania and is claiming that they are ancient coins-- "These coins originate from treasure...
There is certainly no need for a grade when there is a picture.
it's better to stitch your pics together like this-- [ATTACH] and you should include attributions if you know them and if you don't know; you...
They frequently do. Most of the recently found Rauceby hoard was returned to the finders. It all depends on whether the government decides...
I just realized that this post needs the companion fractional. This one has XVI on the reverse, meaning it is 2/3 of a normal follis. this coin is...
This is another coin that is not as rare as being "Not in RIC" would indicate. Here is Lech's page with quite a few, including one that I sold in...
https://facts.usps.com/ups-and-fedex/#:~:text=We%20compete%20and%20collaborate.,and%20FedEx%20for%20air%20transportation. this changed on 29 Sept...
I just added a new coin to my Maximianus as Hercules collection. RIC and Bastien describe this type as cuirassed; but Maximianus is actually bare...
Oh no...all the knowledgeable collectors of ancients are gone. o_O
You will be surprised then at how many fakes are struck and can potentially have flow marks. A good rule of thumb is also not to buy a coin and...
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