I have ordered a few coins from them on m-a shops and they were professional to deal with, I received no fakes, so it probably was just an oversight.
Severus Alexander, 222-235 A.D. VICTORIA AVGVSTI [IMG] [IMG]
One of the things I am not seeing in the coin in question is the spear over the shoulder. If it is there, it is very fleeting. I imagine the die...
Sort of a "limes" antoninianus? I assume it's a barbarous copy for local use.
It looks like an authentic coin to my eye, not sure if your first example (Sear coin) is a die match, however.
I found this article which discusses the helmeted types. To quote from the article: Æthelred’s Helmet Type pennies began to appear around 1003...
I just came across a post about Aethelred's (978-1013 A.D.) coins on Facebook and I was startled to see the coin on the right, which looks to me...
I've had only one FDC coin, a Phillip the Arab antoninianus with FORTVNA REDVX on the reverse. Since I acquired it from Frank L. Kovacs, he was a...
I'd send it back. Just received this one in the mail today.... [IMG] KUSHAN DYNASTY Vima Kadphises, 95-127 AD. AE Tetradrachm, 28mm, 16.5g, 2h....
Gratian, AE 1 or AE 2, 24 mm 6.3 grams [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Oh, yes. Forgot the Greeks.
The tradition of the sacred stone certainly has been a major theme of Near Eastern religion, from the Syrians and Phoenicians to the Arabs, the...
I've got one with a galley...pretty worn though. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Interesting new coins and antiquities Donna. And nice examples all.
Nice coin and congrats on the find of this rarity!
In that case I will keep my hands down, so to speak. Don't want to get caught making an insane bid.
Except the problem is a black steer stepped on my foot in Dahshur. I was thinking it might be the new APIS bull but alas it was not. Luckily I had...
One of the things that worked in my favor in a recent auction was a string of very similar gold coins of a particular ruler. In the first few...
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It wasn't uncommon to have pigs, chickens, cows, and mules walking down the streets, hence the aromatic nature of the mostly dirt roads. Since it...
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