I also remember seeing a lot of molds for fake Folli/Nummi about year or so ago. I was tempted to bid on one but I didn't know what to do with it...
It's the size of a regular late roman AE4 but very thin. At the time when it was minted there was political turmoil in the Kingdom of Hungary...
Just got a new toy - a digital microscope/camera - so I decided to try it on some really small and apparently meaningless coin: [ATTACH] Janos...
LOL. Don't drink and buy!
Picture is a bit dark, in hand the silvering is also visible.
Scarce for that type might be a an understatement though...
Dealers approach coin-collecting as a business rather than as means to gain knowledge and fun/excitement. Also as a dealer you really don't have...
No, rarity does not necessarily mean a higher price, what it objectively means is less specs known. While price is subjective, rarity (or at least...
Very glad you like it :)
What makes the OP coin rare is not just the bust type - as I said that bust type is very common with VIRTVS EXERCIT reverse, but rather the...
The figure of the emperor on the reverse is unusually elegant and detailed, but at 24-25mm it's enough space to let the scene breathe :)
Yet another interesting so-called "desert patina" this time a bit uneven and probably attached to some oxide deposits on the surface of this...
I must say it was an interesting read and a very thorough analysis. Although inconclusive (not really a surprise since these hybrid types are...
I find interests quite fluid, all depending on mood, budget and most importantly research. What is conspicuously important in my view is doing as...
If not for that particular bust type - Crispus holding shield and spear pointing forward, which is rather common for VIRTVS EXERCIT type but very...
Understated rarities are my favorite coins, perhaps because discovering uncommon issues in otherwise mundane series is such a great reward for my...
Very nice radiate from Antioch, one of the scarcer mints for these.
As a side note - the situation with Procopius is similar to that of Vetranio in terms of "used to be rare/scarce" now is quite common but while...
Hm. I'm not sure about rarity nowadays. I saw similar coins to yours go for anywhere between 20 to 40$. Now if it was the scarcer SECVRITAS...
Who says that and most importantly why? What condemns this coin as being fake? I also think it's good.
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