I was only talking about reverses. Yes, the obverse often bows out very slightly. It is a bad sign when a reverse does it.
There is a lot written about imitations of Claudius types. Some is here: http://esty.ancients.info/imit/ and much more is in the articles cited on...
The edge is too perpendicular. Most edges are rounded. Look at your genuine denarii to see how edges tend to look. These are atypical.
Many fakes are casts, for which an edge seam can be a diagnostic. But not all fakes are casts. Some are struck and some are pressed. For those, do...
I like the Diocletian and think it is genuine. I have doubts about the Caracalla. As you know, most ancient coins are slightly concave on the...
Do you think that might have more to do with collecting coins from the Lyons mint than the coins of Probus? Lyons is a big city and collectors...
I started this thread after the second coin closed in the Naumann auction:...
Sometimes a small difference makes a big difference. I recently noted on CT a coin of Postumus where on the reverse the scepter of Serapis was...
The surface on the OP coin is excellent. I love it when some of the warm orichalcum color still shows.
Did the caption say the Julius Caesar was a reproduction? I don't think it is ancient.
I have a site on Byzantine coins of the Cherson mint in Crimea (the north part of the Black Sea). http://esty.ancients.info/Cherson/ Nothing much...
That's a good part of the fun. We *want* to learn about our coins. CoinTalk is a great place to begin, but history and numismatic books help bring...
Our member @Victor_Clark has an excellent site on early Christian symbols on Roman coins: http://www.constantinethegreatcoins.com/symbols/
I have a web site on Christian symbols on AE Roman coins before 364 AD. In 364 Valentinian became emperor and Christian symbols became common....
I also wonder why. I wish someone in the know would explain it to us.
Here is a web site which discusses early and late portraits of Maximinus Thrax: http://esty.ancients.info/Maximinus/Maximinus.html As @Sallent...
When an emperor died there was sometimes a time lag between when mints began issuing coins in the name of the new emperor and the time they...
Gordian III was just a boy, about 13, when made sole emperor in 238. He ruled until 244. He surely would have had coins issued with a beard to...
Here is proof details can make a big difference. Do you have a Postumus SERAPI COMITI AVG? I do. But, look at this one first: [ATTACH] Jacquier...
That sale of Postumus coins is amazing. (Here is the link again.) https://www.sixbid.com/browse.html?auction=2891 Lot 526 looks like it could be...
Separate names with a comma.
