@maridvnvm showed an excellent "galley" imitation. Imitations tend to be smaller than the originals, but some are close to full-size: [ATTACH]...
I'll tell you a story. In 1986 I attended the International Numismatic Congress in London. I knew most of the big names would be attending, and I...
Right. There is no reason to think the imitations were made near the official mint whose mark they copy. They were probably made where coins of...
First, let's distinguish between modern fakes of ancient coin types and ancient imitations of ancient coin types, some of which are counterfeits...
Here is my page of Greek coins: http://augustuscoins.com/Greek.html It is now organized by metal, with a few high-quality coins separated out...
They circulated all over Britain in great numbers the second half of the 4th century. I think the reason was the government did not provide many...
That's the type I wrote about in the OP post, with the green patina. Thanks for showing them. I wonder if anyone has one in good shape. Nice FTR...
One coin type that was often imitated in ancient times was the very common ancient coin "soldier spearing fallen horseman" (SSFH) with legend FEL...
Just so you know what the previous posters mean, casts like this one are fakes.
That's a beauty and a rare one! Constantine from a far eastern mint and the "BONO" type. That type is almost always for Maximinus II. Having it...
[ATTACH] Gordian III, 238-244 23-21 mm. 4.47 grams. IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG FORTVNA REDVX Fortuna seated left, holding rudder and cornucopia,...
Doug, that's a wonderful group! The second last looks a bit like Pescennius Niger. I wonder if it was found near Antioch.
Vespasian, a Flavian emperor, founded Flaviapolis in Cilicia Pedias (the eastern part of Cilicia, and inland), according to A.H.M. Jones in The...
Yes. Even the OP coin is a hybrid.
Fourrés are ancient counterfeits of silver coins (or gold coins) made by wrapping a thin silver (gold) foil around a base metal (usually copper)...
I wonder who told you that. It is clearly clipped. Solidi from that period always weigh more, as you note, unless they are clipped. Professional...
It is edited by Butcher. Here is the Table of contents (taken from Amazon): Table of Contents Introduction Kevin Butcher PART I COIN...
Here is one from Hadriani ad Olympum, Asia, Conventus of Adramyteum. (The present Orhaneli, about 45 miles straight south of Istanbul, on the Asia...
[ATTACH] Arcadius. 14-13 mm. 1.46 grams. The mintmark seems to be CONΓ possibly followed by a dot, but the dot may be a foot of the captive. The...
I am announcing a new web page on types with GENIO in the legend during and after the period of the First Tetrarchy (The First Tetrarchy was from...
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