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Turkish/Ottoman.
This.
Yes it has been exposed to high heat after leaving the mint. It is just damaged. EDIT: Here is a similar thread:...
Looks like heat damage
This is my thought as well. I've read about lots of shady coins being sold in Isreal as some sort of "holy trinket" or what-not.
Naw. That ripple effect is pretty common with de-lams.
How else do you think Zeus gets his gainz?
Cool cool. I was just about to look it up :)
Both @Bing and @Deacon Ray have reverses with the eagle facing right. OP's is facing left. I know nothing about these coins just an observation.
Detached lamination.
Thanks @dougsmit. Provincials are not really in my wheelhouse as of yet. I've only had exposure to a few of them. I have less than 5 in our...
The one in your link and in the one I posted look the same. Yours has much clearer pictures on the reverse and I feel pretty confident that it is...
Whoops!
Looks like Marcus Aurelius to me. Marcus Aurelius AE23 of Syria, Cyrrhestica, Cyrrhus. AVTO K M AVΡH ANTΩNINOC CEB, laureate bust right / ΔIOC...
This is the absolute last coin in FFIVN and my ancient collection that is unidentified. I figured it would be pretty easy since all the needed...
Looking forward to seeing the cleaned up version. I can't make out many details. Surprised I can't see Nerva's schnoz :P
He did. We stayed up about 10 minutes past midnight and all crashed haha. He was still up at his normal 615am so he could get his minecraft time...
54 years 364 days 23 hours 21 minutes worth of damage :P
Happy 2020 all. My 8 year old is bound and determined to make it to midnight. My wife and I just want to go to sleep. only 24 minutes until then :)
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