I'll add to the others here by saying that it's a fake. The style is obviously off, the surfaces are way too even and the coin looks pressed...
Exquisite!
Definitely a replica - too soapy to be the real thing.
looks like a sestertius based on module (they were often square)
not bad at all!
Online auctions: Sixbid, biddr Auction houses off the top of my head (these are all European though): Kuenker Dix Noonans Artemide Aste Leu...
Yup, I am thinking Hadrian as well. Can't wait to see it cleaned up.
This is not Roman, it is a Medieval billon coin. Hungary or Germany maybe? Would need to better visualize the coat of arms.
Very sad to hear of his passing.
Yes, I just used concentrated lemon juice and put it in the microwave for a minute or so.
I've also had success removing some of these reddish deposits off of third century antoninianii using heated citric acid after reading...
Great lineup. I have to admit I like the Tacitus as well - very sharp portrait, and it looks like there is still some of the original silvering on...
Great post. Love all the coins, especially the Julius Caesar. Like the mix as well. Looks like you had a great year!
Here's a relevant literary source which may be of interest: https://www.edizionidandrea.com/product-page/byzantine-coinage-in-east-volume-iii
Anonymous folles also circulated in the Magna Grecia region (modern Puglia) as well. Not aware of any hoards, but have seen and owned examples...
From the style and strike, it looks like a modern fake. The style of the scorpion is wrong (based on other Greek coins I've seen with scorpions on...
Yes, I've seen some UK dealers sell "bronze drachms" of Athens modeled after the silver tetradrachms for some time now. Definitely a fantasy coin.
These are all Hungarian denars.
I'm at about 20-30 coins a year as well, with the most recent being part of a small French hoard of 3d century antoninianii at about $40 each. I'm...
Count me in again. Lot #4 for me, many thanks!
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