Yes, it is a fake.
Yes, it is clearer in this picture. [ATTACH]
here's how most of my coins are stored--stackable Lighthouse trays [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I sell "raw" ancient coins on eBay every week; and have done so for about 20 years with no problems. It's a great venue for collector grade coins....
it's Julian II with a SPES REIPVBLICE reverse from Constantinople
if you look on their website under info and then go to terms, it says "this process can normally take between 3 and 6 weeks." you should always...
the first thing I noticed was the splash page needs cleaning up...lots of mess in the fields. [ATTACH]
this is a very poor attempt at copying a coin from Lucania, Metapontion [ATTACH]
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You left off the "S" on the end. The only mints that dropped the "S" were Heraclea, Constantinople, Nicomedia and Cyzicus
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[ATTACH] Baduila/Totila A.D. 541-552 Decanummium (16mm 5.1g). Rome D N BADVILA REX. Helmeted and cuirassed bust facing. FLOREAS SEMPER. King...
No...it was not repatinated.
[ATTACH] Julian II A.D. 361- 363 19mm 2.9gm D N FL CL IVLIANVS P F AVG, helmeted and cuirassed bust left, holding spear and shield. VOT X MVLT X...
Athalaric gave the Senate the right to strike coinage, so they probably picked the design themselves. Which is ironic since the Senate was mostly...
the one on the right is-- Licinius I A.D. 321-324 IMP C VAL LICIN LICINIVS P F AVG; radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right. IOVI CONSERVATORI;...
I just got another Ostrogothic wolf and twins [ATTACH] OSTROGOTHS. Athalaric. Municipal Coinage. 526-534. Æ 20 Nummi – Half Follis (21mm, 4.31...
If you didn't already know, it's from Thessalonica
here's a GE with large flan, like it was struck on an older flan [ATTACH] Constantine I A.D. 330-3 20x22mm 2.6g CONSTANTI-NVS MAX AVG;...
here are two from the Medieval European Coinage (MEC) series [ATTACH] Medieval European Coinage: Volume 1, The Early Middle Ages (5th–10th...
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