My vote is with A - fantastic detail even if it is on a chunkier, oblong flan.
I would echo several others on this post and would give my initial assessment as genuine, albeit with a corroded and worn obverse, and a rather...
I would agree with the consensus - the first coin has an incredible Sphinx reverse with a well-intact legend. I would keep it just for that reason...
Magna Grecia, in particular ancient Calabria and Lucania, had several cities with dolphin rider reverses, not just Taranto (Taras, later...
I would disagree that it's the oldest coin found in the New World though. I remember the story of the Maine penny, found in 1957, which was likely...
Yikes. Shocked, but somehow not surprised.
They look real to me - no issues.
Yeah, my bet was with Florian as well... you've been having a great run of luck lately.
Wow - great job in cleaning that drachm - it actually turned out really well. And yes, that would be worth more than the $11 you paid for it....
I'm skeptical that EBay will ever kick out any fake sellers. I've reported fake sellers numerous times but have never seen them take any action....
This has happened with me a couple of times as well. I usually send a note back to the seller requesting a refund because the coin is a fake. One...
Mint looks like it could be Siscia??
This site on Magna Grecian coins is interactive and another great resource for coins of that region: http://www.magnagraecia.nl/coins/ Just click...
"Over thirty years ago a collector-dealer started a shop which he called Calgary Coin Gallery. Unlike most of the dealers he actively went to...
It looks like the nose was flattened somehow and someone later tried to re-etch back in some rough lines to recreate the nose and lips...? Not...
Yes, that would have been my thought as well. The letters are too crisp and the fields are too evenly flat - it looks like the coin is pressed not...
That's a nice example, @Alegandron!
Nice sleuthing, @Roman Collector!
Yes, my vote would be that it's authentic as well from the pictures...
I have two Roman "aes formatum" except they are lead in the shape of cast cockle shells... not sure if that means they also served as currency?...
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