It is a well known tourist quality fake I am afraid. These are the sort of thing sold in tourist shops and are fantasy pieces. Here are a couple...
Silver corrodes and the common black tarnish on silver is silver sulphide. Gold is a noble metal and doesn't corrode. Dirt will gather on gold however
Doug, Yours is a gem. I love the patina. Mine is a dark green but your chocolate brown is glorious. I have finished photographing more of the...
Another galley from the same collection. This time with Victoriola. Constans - AE2 Obv:- DN CONSTA-NS PF AVG, rosette-diademed, draped and...
Bastien is the only documentation that places these into any chronological order that I have seen.
Here is one of the hut coins. This one is what caught my attention in the first place. Constans - AE2 Obv:- D N CONSTA-NS P F AVG,...
So I got distracted again and bought a small collection of 10 FEL TEMP Galley and Hut coins because I obviously don't have enough already. Part...
Here is mine with D. [IMG] The mint was using A, B, C and D and the officina marks. C does appear in exe. too [IMG]
Here are some of my IMP CA...PER some with AVG some with AV [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG]
Doug, I started collecting eastern SS in about 2001. I have a real soft spot for the IMP CA ... PER variants and have around 15 examples from a...
As some of you will be aware I have a soft spot for Mars coins. I have just received the following coin which would appears slightly scarcer than...
An obverse die match to the SPE for SEV captive coin above but this time with a Moneta reverse. Septimius Severus denarius Obv:– IMP CAE L SPE...
And now as we get into 2016 I add another reverse die to the set. This reverse type not previously known for this obverse variation. Obv:– IMP...
My only one was an antoninianus but from Antioch. Hostilian, Antoninianus Obv:– C OVL OSTIL MES COVINTVS CAESAR, Radiate draped, and cuirassed...
The Probus weighed 0.646g, maximum diameter 12.2mm, die axis 0.
Some quinarii I have owned... Q. Titius, Ar Quinarius Obv:– Draped and winged bust of Victory right Rev:– Pegasus leaping right, Q TITI below...
It lacks sharpness. It feels wrong in hand. I can't see a seam but think it must be there. The surfaces are riddles with small holes which I think...
All, This one came as part of a lot. It stood out as being a bit odd and feels unusual. I haven't found another match yet but am convinced it is...
I like this one a lot.
Style. These coins can be linked to later marked issues based on style too. There are someodd unmarked transitional issues too that are attributed...
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