The coin is a cast fake. It has been condemned by an authority on this mint who has also provided the following image of another matching fake for...
I have only one response to make to what I can only take as a direct insult to me... So long and thanks for all the fish....
How about a half decent portrait of a younger Aurelius as Caesar under Pius. Marcus Aurelius Denarius Obv:– AVRELIVS CAESAR ANTONINI AVG PII...
The OP coins is RIC 248. RIC 251 is DECENN II COS III. Rome mint.
Save the images from ebay to your machine. On Forvm you can get to the image attachment capbility using "Additional Options" from where you can...
Whilst you were on Forvm you did get an opinion on this coin that is certainly worth listening to from someone who has more knowledge in this...
It is quite simple. Post the images of the coin rather than the link to ebay. I have done this hundreds of times. I am an admin over there on the...
I think that the fact that the obverse die is a die match to this example from Reid's site is fairly conclusive evidence. [IMG] [IMG]
The seller is actually a VCoins dealer but you won't find all of his coins listed on VCoins as there is a code of ethics for selling there. There...
Left facing portraits of Domitian are rare in general. When I saw this one I had to pull the trigger despite it not being the finest condition....
Thasos, Thrace, Silver Tetradrachm Obv:– Head of a youthful Dionysos to right, wearing elaborate ivy wreath with leaves and berries Rev:–...
An absolute stunner in every way. My entire collection has now curled up it's tail and gone to hide in a corner in shame.
Another coin suffering from corroded surfaces. L Papius Denarius Serratus Obv:– Head of Juno Sospita right, wearing goat skin tied under chin....
I have a few Carinus. This one is worthy of sharing due to the exceptional scarcity of the bust type for the emperor. Carinus...
Very cool.
I have been aware for some time of the existence of the rare Double Antoninianii that were produced from the reign of Tacitus through to Carus. I...
This thread inspired me to go and find some of my crowns which have been largely ignored for too many years. I picked out an early one and a later...
A bit late to the party on this one. What a lovely looking coin. Fine style and high relief, well centered and a good strike. A beautiful piece.
The second coin is a Probus Tetradrachm. Here is my example for comparison. Probus, Billon tetradrachm, Alexandria Obv:– A K M AVP PROBOC CEB,...
I have seen the Gaza coins.... My Egyptian imitative is almost pretty by comparison. Egypt, Athens Imitative, Silver tetradrachm Obv:– Head of...
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