For Roman denarii, I'm good from Augustus to Marcus Aurelius except for Caligula. I've tended to focus on first and second century denarii because...
I don't think that the coins are Becker forgeries... Becker operated from 1806 to 1830, while I think that these are both much more modern...
Glad to hear it all worked out well in the end.
I don't think he is emptying his black cabinet though... he seems to have an unlimited supply of fake coins recently... The scary thing is that...
Yes, I saw this as well and was going to post but you beat me to it! Some of these are pretty obvious forgeries, while others would definitely...
stunning portrait!
Interesting object. The coat of arms made me think of those of Kampen and Deventer in the Netherlands. Kampen has the castles and Deventer the...
Simply spectacular. Love it!
Here's my most recent Trajan Decius. I wound up getting this denarius in three different grades... this is the best one. I love the sharp and...
Agree on the fake legionary denarii. Lanz just listed another one recently. Sigh.
Be careful if this is from a certain UK EBay seller. He specializes in crude designs and has now switched to bronze/copper from a silver-type...
simply awesome...
The Ae coins of Brundisium clearly had an "S" on the obverse (below the head of Neptune) and reverse (behind Phalanthos riding the dolphin)...
Great thread, and reminds me of all the 'sherds I have kicking around in the basement. I actually dug them out and photographed them. When I was a...
I have similar coins that I acquired in New Delhi back in the 80s. The style of the round ones reminds me of Mughal empire coinage (c 16th - 17th...
Holy mackerel, that is totally insane. Someone profited handsomely off that one...
Awesome finds, as usual... I always look forward to your "MD" posts... they always make my heart race a little to anticipate what new goodies...
Here's an example of the triuncia (not my coin... this one got away)... [ATTACH]
Yeah, not sure what the association with Venus and Cupid is to Orra but this series is quite nice. There are also triuncia variants with three...
I would agree, I would leave patina as is.
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