You may be surprised. Even many inexpensive Ancients have been faked. Best to be a careful buyer from the get-go. Besides, NGC does not...
Ditto
Great detail on his neck beard
The OP asked for opinions. He certainly got that and more. Some were not appropriate, but he did ask.
Gee, I wonder why?
That's a well struck and desirable coin @Andres2 [ATTACH] TACITUS Antoninianus OBVERSE: IMP C M CL TACITVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed...
Nice coins and the price for such coins seems about right.
Gee, I can't see why this ho-hum coin caught your eye. ;) These are beautiful coins.
Beautiful coins @jamesicus
BTW @HBrider welcome to CT Ancients. You just happen to have hit a sore spot with most collectors. And yes, you have a beautiful coin as is.
For starters, it will most likely devalue your coin. I have a Julius Caesar portrait denarius that was once a jewelry piece and the notches where...
I have a few moderns that were given to me when I was young, but I never really got excited about them. I purchased my first Ancient, a Marcus...
[ATTACH] MAXIMINUS II DAIA AE Follis OBVERSE: IMP C GAL VAL MAXIMINVS PF AVG, laureate head right REVERSE: GENI-O-AVGVSTI, Genius standing left,...
I look up different coins of the two emperors showing Mars and there doesn't seem to much difference in quality between the two. Some are better...
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