I have no idea. I went through my sources and some on-line sources, but I could find no explanation.
The only thing I see is the "X" in the central field. Here is mine with the "pd" formation rather than the "b9" formation. [ATTACH]
A bottle cap advertising an elephant drink? Actually, these are really nice and yours in particular.
Actually, a couple months ago, one of the newer members identified it as fake (sorry, I don't recall who it was). But, sure enough, when I...
I see no problems, but I say that about most coins.
I've been informed that my Tiberius is a fake. I've had it for years, thus I am looking for a reasonably priced replacement. Otherwise, here is...
Congratulations Doug. Nice set of denominations for sure.
Nice coins! This is the era of coins I like to collect. I have an example of the first, but not the second, and I would love to get one. My...
Very nice, and unlisted to boot.
I'm not certain these count, but here are a couple of RR anepigraphic coins [ATTACH] C. GARGONIUS, M. VERGILIUS, AND OGULNIUS, ROMAN REPUBLIC AR...
Drool, drool [ATTACH]
No problem. That leaves the nice holed coins for me. A coin like the one @Valentinian posted above seems fine to me. The hole does not detract...
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Allectus [ATTACH]
Ditto
Good examples. I especially like the reverse on the Allectus
Interesting OKi
Nice and rare. A good combination. Congrats. BTW, I do not have this emperor.
I was thinking lemon juice, but a couple of denarii I cleaned with juice turned very bright with no toning left. But this coin looks like it...
Question to all: Should I try to clean this coin? (So you don't have to look back to the start of this thread) [ATTACH]
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