The first example was engraved by a very skilled celator at the Rome mint. It is of excellent artistic quality. Look at the detail on the captive...
Looks like a cast reproduction, with soft details all over (not wear). Look at the edge? Does it have a seam?
Very nice. My favorite Probus has it all: a radiate crown, a helmet, a cuirass, a shield, a left-facing bust, a scepter, a snake ... [ATTACH]
You, @Deacon Ray and @Johndakerftw would love The Pocket Guide to Saint Paul: Coins Encountered by the Apostle on his Travels, by Peter Lewis and...
Roman Imperial and provincial, especially the Antonine and Severan dynasties, but I have several sub-interests: 1) Women on ancient coins 2)...
That's a tiny little thing! Very nice!
You have some great examples, @ancientone ! Thanks for showing them. Thanks for the kind words, too. Yes, my coin has those staffs as well. I...
Men are from Mars and women are from Venus, no? Here's the wife with Venus on the reverse to complement your lovely Sestertius. [ATTACH] Faustina...
That often indicates a cast copy (forgery). The seam arises where the two molds come together.
How fun!!
Are you looking for an attribution (reference in a catalog or museum collection) or an opinion about whether it's genuine or not? What's its...
Neapolis (modern Nablus), built at the site of the ancient city of Sichar, is situated nearly in the center of Samaria between two hills, Ebal and...
Interesting coin with a Marc Antony connection. It's not the highest grade specimen, but I like it. [ATTACH] Roman Republican AR denarius L....
Nummus of Marcian, perhaps?
Very hard to find a high-grade example of that coin without paying through the nose.
That's knee-slappin' HILARIOUS!
Found this one in my "attributable but nowhere clean enough yet" pile. [ATTACH] Valentinian I Roman AE 3 Centenionalis Siscia mint, AD 367-375...
Wow! That's beautiful! It's got wonderful toning, artistic style, and a whole lot of eye-appeal!
I have a couple of fourees in my collection. There is this one, completely denuded of its plating, which counterfeits the CONCORDIAE AETERNAE...
Very interesting, informative, and fun examples, @dougsmit , as always. Actually, though, I'm basing my claim to rarity on the notion that I...
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