Yeah, I didn't think so. The three spikes are probably nothing. As I understand it: sestertius with stephane (right) and without (left): [ATTACH]
This was an interesting post. I dug through my Faustina II's and found what I think is BMC 1087, based on the spacing of the reverse legend....
That's funny - I've done some real scrounging for a couple bucks too. It reminds me of something I read somewhere once that if Bill Gates drops a...
The "make an offer" sort of confused me when it first showed up on eBay for non-"buy it now" auctions. If I am understanding it correctly, it is...
I just got this denarius of Julia Domna and I am having a tough time attributing it. Given its overall appearance, I am suspecting a barbaric...
Thank you so much Muzyck - that eBay auction looks a lot like mine. I consulted the Standard Catalog and you are right - it doesn't look as much...
Thank you LaCointessa - I found some Gwalior and Mewar that are similar to mine - I just can't seem to find that stylized "sun ray" (as I...
I've been starting in on Indian coins, but I have no idea what I am doing. Just got this silver rupee (I think it is a rupee) - it is 18 mm in...
Septimius Severus denarius, MARS PATER reverse. I bought this from a local dealer in 1987 - I still have it: [ATTACH]
I have a holder of sorts and original paperwork, etc. for a Severus Alexander denarius that was sold as a souvenir in Bath, England - c....
I think the reason the OP Fecunditas and my Pudicitia are so odd is that they both have a single deity usually (not always) associated with...
Nice coin, Roman Collector! I'm afraid I cannot shed any light on this situation except to share a similar puzzling example I bought last summer....
Really spectacular - that's the kind of coin that drew me to ancients in the first place.
A while back I got a harshly cleaned sestertius of Antoninus Pius and a harshly cleaned as of Faustina I - my photos are over-exposed, but you...
Those are some spectacular, and historically significant countermarks, Jamesicus - thanks for sharing those, and for the additional information on...
An interesting thread - I like hearing what makes other collectors tick. I'm definitely a style over condition collector - with my budget I don't...
I'd go along with what everybody else is saying - poor metal/preservation conditions leading to crystallization and/or leaching. That being...
I am a bit confused - if it is a cast fake, wouldn't the style be correct? Unless it is a fake cast off another fake, I would think casts would...
Terrific write-up, Jochen. I've been keeping my eye peeled for a poet's coin, but with no luck. I'd like to mention that the USA National...
I understand completely, Bing! A lot of times I feel I'm too lazy to make a competent post on Coin Talk (and some of my posts support this fear).
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