The rest of the coins in this thread have more eye appeal than the Domnas I usually go after. Julia Domna denarius Obv:– IVLA (sic) DOMNA AVG,...
I had a Julia Domna through today but not a lovely Ant. like Steve's coin, just a plain old denarius but it was accompanied by another denarius of...
Here is the favourite of my Getas..... another RIC 68 like Mat's coin above [IMG]
Lovely. When you fall off the wagon you fall off good and proper.
Steve, That's a good, strong protrait. A very nice coin all round with a decent pedigree. What's not to like? Martin
The dies were modern and they were used to create hundreds of fakes. ALarm bells started rining due to their style being off and then several die...
I must admit that you image of the coins side by side has made me even more convinced that they are obverse die matches.
Some examples were published in the IAPN Bulletin Of Counterfeits Vol 15, No. 1 in 1990 I had permission to add these to the Forum Fake reports....
gVF would seem fair.
Every now and again I manage to add another coin to my Greek collection. This one arrived today. I am pretty sure I didn't actually NEED another...
Legends read "CORNWALLIS IND" and "BRITISH TARS". It is an imitation halfpenny.
I am sorry but I don't like the Metapontum coin. It looks like a match to an example from the "Black Sea Hoard" which was the name given to a...
No way to compete with that sort of quality! This is the sort of Hadrian denarius I normally collect... Hadrian Denarius Obv:- HADRIANVS...
All of my collection in archival safe 2x2s and the main part of my collection is then held in a bunch of albums. Ancients have a huge size range...
Steve, I love that tet. I don't have one of those. Most of my other Hadrian denarii are his rare eastern issues. I went off piste this week and...
I have always had a soft spot for the denarii of Hadrian. I have bought a few recently and thought a couple of them worthy of sharing. These...
The BRIT both sides coins are always popular too. Here is a Geta example but you can find lots of VICTORIAE BRIT types for Sept. Sev. and...
What a wonderful looking Sestertius. I did buy a scrappy Dupondius of the type many years ago which is too shabby to share here. I have a soft...
Another dated ancient..... Ptolemaic Kingdom, Ptolemy II Soter (285 - 246 B.C.), Silver tetradrachm Obv:– Diademed head of Ptolemy I right...
Steve, Great coin. I have been looking for one of this type for some time to add to my hoard but have never had the guts to pull the trigger as...
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