Sear's Greek Coins and Their Values
It’s Maximianus
The artistic quality didn't drop, it merely changed. Art does not remain constant across generations.
This coin is not in the best of shap, but it is fairly rare. A very busy bust-- Laureate, helmeted and cuirassed bust right, pointing spear...
there is a winged gorgon head on the cuirass of Maximinus [ATTACH] Maximinus II A.D. 309- 310 Ӕ follis 26mm 6.4g MAXIMINVS NOB CAES; Helmeted...
Yes, it is German for "compare with Simonetta (reference book) 46 head right 9
it may be German...vgl translates to "compare with" nr might be nach rechts or facing right. it would be helpful to see the coin.
already answered https://www.cointalk.com/threads/nero-sestertius-concerns-about-authenticity.411559/
naturally toned for the win [ATTACH]
No, if you look a bit more carefully, notice the first C before CORNEL. These are things that can't be "dremeled", as you would have to add...
The obverse is Zeus, but I can't make out much of the reverse. It might also not be copying an actual coin.
Sorry, but it is a cast fake.
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3rd century
they probably meant to label it as a "double denarius"
The ostrich depicted is probably the now extinct Arabian ostrich. It went extinct circa 1920's due to over-hunting. [ATTACH] engraving from...
the first is an AE prutah issued by Antonius Felix, who was procurator of Judaea (A.D. 52-60) under the emperor Claudius the second is a FEL TEMP...
Yes, it is fake. The real deal is a famous and quite pricey type. see this genuine port of Ostia example that sold for $24,500 [ATTACH]
I have 8 coins of Postumus from the 1833 Mildenhall Hoard. [ATTACH]
I don't know that there is a website for this type. I used a book to ID it called "Alexandrian Coins" by Emmett, Keith. You can see other...
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