[ATTACH] Possibly related to the Mithraic mysteries- Lion and Bull/Ox are fixed signs- fire and Earth, of the zodiac and have prominence in the...
The weight is about right- here is a close match from vcoins:[IMG] Maybe it is the real thing!
Where did you obtain this coin from? if I may ask?
Here is an ancient counterfeit sold by forum - found on google- with an obvious seam it appears also. IDK maybe the OP has a chance of being one...
Isn't the seam obvious though on the OP?
Here is the casting seam on one of these from Forum fake reports:[IMG]
Out of fifteen on the forgery network this is the closest:[IMG]
Hopefully these people aren't paying more than a couple bucks for these. Also maybe folks are breaking up those fake sets of biblicals you get at...
This is what a real one looks like from Ancient Resource online:[IMG]
I think that one is a fake with an obvious casting seam. Just like the one posted yesterday.
The one coin I didn't check was my small Pautalia: Faustina jr and guess what- IT IS ALSO slightly magnetic. Not near as much as the Fals however;...
Well after reading some of the discussion links I did check and indeed the Fals in the OP is very attracted to the small rare earth magnets I have...
Just found this discussion on the magnetic properties of ancients on FORUM: http://www.forumancientcoins.com/board/index.php?topic=49787.0;all and...
Thanks for the reply anyway- I was thinking of tagging you and @dougsmit actually. I know Doug knows a lot about the minting process and history....
Posted the OP almost a year ago. This coin is magnetic, my only one that is. Does anyone know what the particulars of the alloy might be? Like...
Thanks for the info as always Doug. A $13,000 Follis - amazing. Since I was a teenage ancient collector and only recently returned to the endeavor...
@Jbruce Your Greek gods collection should be fantastic when it is done. Have you seen how Deacon Ray lays out his coins with images,explanations...
pretty Parthian- I have one of his a little more worn: I believe someone here on CT told me he has had a name change to Pacorus I? It is amazing...
It looks like a suspicious copy of a Phoenician shekel? not an expert but real ones cost a couple thousand I think: Like this one from Ancient...
Wow- that Constantine II must be close to the 1909-S VDB of LRBs. I mentioned once how these were the closest to collecting Lincoln cents and as I...
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