Yep #7 is a contemporary counterfeit. I love 'em :) Would have been silver plated I think. At least I have had a few that still had much silver...
I should have scrolled down further on that page I linked b/c this Diocletian one does look better IMO :smile DIOCLETIAN POTIN TETRADRACHM -...
This is great - I've already learned a lot :) Really appreciate all the replies!
Here's a Probus that is looking close - maybe? http://www.menabdishvili.5u.com/Ptolemaic Egypt.html Probus, Egypt, Alexandria, Potin...
Thanks all - its a start! I'll see what I can find using that info. So did you determine it was Alexandra mint based on the "L S" on the...
Hi :) This coin is about 17mm & 6.1g. Any info on it is very much appreciated. Thank you!
This piece is about 77mm and 8 ounces. Has anyone ever seen anything like it before? Of course I don't even know if it is real but it is VERY...
I'd actually rather it was something like that than genuine :) Thank you all for the replies. I have read and am considering all of them. The...
I like fakes! Really I do. Find them much more interesting. But I don't like modern fakes. So I am hoping if this is a fake that it is an old...
Hi - any thoughts about the edge on this 2 reales? I collect counterfeits so I am fine with it being one. I would prefer it to be contemporary...
Thanks Randy :) Hi Amanda - thanks for asking that question. I was actually going to post to ask if anyone knew anything more about this coin...
Is that what this is? I have been trying to ID it - I only have google searching, no library on ancients. But I thought it looked like the...
From what I can gather this coin is a "contemporary imitation" - that is per this auction record which is the only info I can find about this...
It could be an Azores 10 Reis - this 1843 looks close: http://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces27688.html
Thank you :) I sent a photo of it to a British metal detectorist I know and he said much the same thing. I just had someone tell me it is Punic...
I'm going to bump this just in the hopes I catch someone who might know something about it. I'm not getting anywhere on identifying it. And I...
Thanks all :) I was surprised at the quoted book value too. I think it is a nice coin. I just checked eBay and they do seem to sell for a few...
I'll take a try at these :) The top left is a Cronebane Associated Irish Miners British Conder halfpenny token from the 1789-1790s Wicklow DH 3...
I got this with a small, mostly British, mix of coins. It is about 18mm on the long side and .7g. Any thoughts on where it might have originated?...
Thank you! :)
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