Yeah, ERIC II never really worked for me either. But I'm technologically challenged. I did another OCRE search of Faustina II AEs with Venus...
I don't know...the hand is awfully close to the head, with what looks like a "connection" (a veil?) from hand-to-head. Also the drapery hanging...
A real work of art. Impressive, panzerman.
Neat reverse type - I did a quickie search on OCRE for Faustina II, Venus, and "veil" - as with many Faustina types, there is a kind of...
Thank you thank you thank you, RC. I knew you'd come through for me. It astonishes me how many misattributions there are to these Faustina...
I thought I'd keep this thread going, since I am once again baffled by Faustina... I just got a new Faustina I that I can't attribute. It is an...
I agree with Justin - the coin looks legit to me too. The edge damage could be from a jewelry mount removal.
Great stuff here - my kind of material. Here is Philip the Arab and an elephant, a big chunk missing, but most of Philip and most of the elephant...
I never met an ugly denarius I didn't like. Figuring them out makes the ugly ones more fun than the FDC's (not that I have any FDCs). Commodus...
Well, in the hopes of making you feel better - that you are not alone in buying the occasional fake - here is a Julia Domna denarius I bought a...
That's my problem - I don't really understand the "pressing" process. I was hoping somebody else would chime in. Taking a wild guess, I would...
As Bing notes, the fact red_spork found a die match to a known forgery (see above) makes it pretty much a forgery. There is always the hope that...
Pressed vs. Struck might explain the sort of flat appearance? I don't know a lot about this sort of thing, but that sounds like a reasonable...
That's a really good point, OJ. Gordians do tend to come over-cleaned/too shiny. An otherwise unexceptional example can look much better with...
Well, I am no expert, but there is something about the appearance of the OP that seems a bit off to me - the edges of the planchet appear rather...
I just found a brighter photo of the Valerian - the column is more visible: [ATTACH]
Nice one, RC. I thought I had one these, but mine lacks the column and has a less casual approach to being a goddess. I guess they ran a...
Some really nice coins here. A nice toning/patina is one of the things that makes collecting ancients so enjoyable and challenging. Especially...
Thank you for the additional information on these, RC - my Latin is pretty shaky, so I thought obsequious being spelt the way it is, the Latin...
I know nothing about medieval coins, but those OPs look obviously fake to me. It is indeed alarming that such material is being faked, but, not...
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