Thanks! Took a look... there were a lot of copies (identified up front by Frank), including one of the Marc Antony legionary denarii that Kunker...
Hello Everyone, I was cruising EBay recently and came across this "silver" one-sided "bullion" piece that's being sold in the Romans section. I...
It looks like the NILVS denarius was minted in 130-133 AD, so consistent with the period following Antinous' death.
Yes, many studies speculate that these emissions were jointly produced by the both Tarentum and Heraclea, and I often see them attributed to one...
Hadrian's fascination / passion with Egypt and the Nile in particular may also be because his Bithynian favourite, Antinous, died by accidentially...
Nice writeup, Ryro! I agree that the Magna Grecian early staters are magnificent! Your map shows the major city-states in the region... but there...
Yeah, I think his name is Andre Cichos. I've bought some coins from him as well. Genuine material, no issues.
This is great - many thanks for posting!
yes, definitely interested in seeing more of these fakes for my own education - always interested in learning...
Would be cool to see some of your stone age arrowheads or other chert tools as well some time. Always look forward to the posts of your finds......
Wow, thanks for the heads up, Martin. I guess the forgers are keeping busy during the pandemic as well. At first glance, and without their "twins"...
Yep
Currently on EBay from a formerly respected seller. Would you buy these coins? The metal has been aged to appear genuine, but treatment of all 3...
Looks like you've got a decent clutch of Judean coins, @Collecting Nut!
OMG @+VGO.DVCKS, that's so true! It's a real chore to slog through all those Bulgarian fakes in the US Mediaeval Coins section to find the few...
I would definitely agree with @red_spork. The more real coins you look at (either on-line during the pandemic but always better in person when...
Whoa, here we go again with Lanz. To be fair, the coin looks genuine to me, but Lanz has sold more than a few high-end fakes (see previous posts...
They were regional usurpers
Looks like an as of Trajan.
Beautiful coin in incredible condition! Wow!
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