Look like cast fakes to me, with mushy details. Also it looks like a casting seam on the bottom edge of that Alexander tet from about 4:00 to 7:00.
All excellent examples, @dougsmit @Bing @randygeki @Alegandron @stevex6 @zumbly @Sallent @Valentinian @zumbly @chrsmat71 How could I forget...
I love it, especially the Africa with scorpion denarius!
RenWex and olive oil are good hypotheses, I think. Moreover, I think the metallic composition affects static electricity build-up. I have two...
The aureii of Claudius, Pertinax, and Matidia. You certainly don't see these every day.
Lovely coins, @randygeki and @TIF
In Roman Provincial coinage, reverse types depicting various dieties and their associated animals are not uncommon. Here are a few from my...
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It was a great deal. It's nicely struck and centered, particularly for the issue. It also looks as though it were purposely wedge-cut as described...
Mattingly's article is on page 182 ff. here in this PDF file. http://asi.nic.in/asi_books/1241.pdf
My last (unless Santa brings me something) of the year is this nice Volusian Antoninianus I bought from @John Anthony [ATTACH]
Stunning!!
Here's a Gordian III sestertius with the same reverse type. It's one of my favorite sestertii. [ATTACH] Gordian III. 238-244 AD. Roman...
He has hundreds of items in stock that he simply hasn't had the time to list. If you are looking for something in particular, just E-mail him and...
Facing bust and a horse--you don't see that every day on a Parthian!
I would like to second the recommendation for v-coins. It's not a dealer, it's a site where multiple vetted dealers sell coins and it's searchable...
My favorite horse coins: [ATTACH] Philistis, wife of Hieron II AR 5 litrae Syracuse 270-230 BCE 4.46 gm, 18.1 mm Obv: Diademed and veiled...
Lovely coin! Yeah, those Seleucids were all about keeping it in the family. Not only did Demetrius I marry his own sister, Laodike V, but his...
I did a Google search and found this: [ATTACH] Somewhere in here...
Various portraits on bronzes: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
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