It is a modern fake. The type is important and even museums have made reproductions. There are far more fakes of this type than genuine originals.
Sear lists this one as a double victoriatus of the Thessalian League, following the victory of the Romans over Philip V of Macedon in 197 BC, at...
Excellent! My favorites are #1, the Republican denarius with reverse: Temple of Venus Erycina and #7 of Septimius Severus with city gate with...
I think it is a modern cast with a filed edge, not an ancient imitation. The surface is "soapy" like a cast. The forgers didn't control the...
Why worry about the OP coin when you could have a $15 Pertinax from the same seller? His coins are all modern fakes and priced low as if they...
And I thought I had a nice one, but yours is nicer. [ATTACH] 20-18 mm. 3.17 grams. Alexius I, 1071-1118. Sear 1931. C Φ AΛ Δ in quadrants of...
What a nice Christogram symbol on the bust!
No, but I think the crosses version is special, and the large (34-33 mm) size appealed.
Here is a recent purchase, a large Class A2 anonymous follis with crosses in the nimbus but not on the gospels or reverse: [ATTACH] 34-33 mm...
There are very many places to buy ancient coins besides vcoins and eBay. Here is a list: http://augustuscoins.com/ed/dealers.html I prefer...
Okay, it is time to tell you what the Palatine Museum label thought of bust number 9. I remind you that I was not confident that it could be...
"Another from Zeugma": [ATTACH] Otacilia Severa, wife of Philip. 29 mm. 16.65 grams. Butcher CRS Zeugma 31b. Sear Greek Imperial 4056. Next...
I love the coins of the tetrarchy including Maximianus. Here are GENIO POPVLI ROMANI folles (but not other reverses):...
The illustration on the left has an awfully tall helmet. I reckon it goes 5 inches or more above the top of the head. That would make a bigger...
There is a hoard of the formerly-rare early coins of Aspendos in Pamphylia (south central coast of Turkey). Sear "Greek Coins and Their Values"...
The eighth bust was Lucius Verus. Now for the ninth and last Palatine bust. The rules have changed. If you don't have a coin of the person you...
The eight bust has been up 18 hours and there has been no consensus. To me, the tall pile of hair makes the distinction. Later today I will post...
Just a step back. Here is a Gallienus legionary coin: [ATTACH] 23 mm. GALLIENVS AVG, bust left holding spear and shield LEG III ITAL VI P VI F...
I watched it. Mary Beard (author of SPQR, an excellent book on Roman history) says that most busts are identified by their resemblance to busts on...
This coin has a reverse legend unique to Salonina, wife of Gallienus (253-268) [ATTACH] 21-20 mm. 2.74 grams. SALONINA AVG Bust of Salonina...
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