Some really nice double-portrait coins posted here. I hadn't realized how few of these I have. This is one, not matter how many photos of it I...
I don't know much (actually anything at all) about indian coinage, but that is one interesting design. The obverse actually depicts a bust, you...
Now my interest has been piqued. I'm usually petty good as spotting fakes, but will bow to superior knowledge. It was in a lot which contained an...
Thanks for al your replies. I realize this is a terrible picture, so it is difficult to judge what the condition is. I'll try to take better shots...
Even though thanksgiving is not a holiday here, I wish you all a happy thanksgiving. (from what I know, it is not a good day to be a turkey in...
I am just curious. I do not collect modern US coins, but this one came very cheap in a lot of other US coins. Care to venture a grade based on...
Nothing about this coin seems out of place to me. Admittedly, I am no expert either, but I have seen enough to say with some conviction this one...
Here are my quadrigae (I never took latin in school, but I am guessing this is the plural of quadriga?) A Caligula dupondius celebrating...
An interesting thread, and very interesting information. This is what numismatics is all about. Enjoy your legionary denarius, VK. I wonder what...
Thank you for your comments, guys. I am very pleased with my new acquisitions, and yes, that cherry pick makes it all that much more pleasurable....
Hi John, I would say one way would be to search for Paduans from the exact same dies as TIF's. That could be proof of its authenticity as a...
Don't give up on that lot just yet, TIF. Maybe the fake Galba is in fact a Paduan copy made by G. Cavino in the early 16. century. Those coins...
You are right John Anthony, I guess this was a cherry pick. Actually, I was not too sure myself about what I was taking home, and I'm glad I...
Thank you, friends. Yes, I think I was lucky this time and am quite excited to add Diadumenian and Hostilian to my collection. You are correct,...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] The last coin I found more than compensated the long drive to Frankfurt. I was browsing at the table of a foreign dealer, and...
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