My favourite? #6, the Vahram II drachm... Some day, I'll upgrade my Shapur I drachm : [ATTACH] and I'll visit Iran again !... (here my then...
[ATTACH] Agrippa, as minted under Caligula Obv.: M AGRIPPA L F COS III, head of Agrippa wearing rostral crown, left Rev.: S C, Neptune standing...
Very interesting and beautiful coin :). Too bad I couldn't afford an authentic aureus... The only one I have is a fake :bag:.
I understand your point but nothing tells me this intaglio was not made to deceive. Consider the other Momillus gem (obviously made by the same...
My favourite is the Diva Faustina II sestertius. Just because of the elegance of the much-circulated coin and its smooth patina. The last one I...
#4 is an as of Augustus minted by P. Lurius Agrippa in 7 BC.
You are right, I had better say forgery...
One day I found this engraved gem in some dark shop in an old town... I did not know if it was ancient or not but, because I liked it and it was...
I am sure Napoleon thought : "They mint coins in Rome with my laureate head on obverse and the Wolf and Twins on the reverse, I am a REAL emperor...
[ATTACH] This one was just picked on the ground by a friend of mine. "Hey! it's Cleopatra!" I said. A good day, sure! (Not my coin, of course: it...
These Arabian imitations are rare of course but also were minted in the Gulf, they represent the ancient history of Kuwait, Qatar, the Emirates....
You mean fake coins or fake virgins? (OK OK I get off.... >>>>>>>>>>)
[ATTACH] Sidon, 'Abdashtart II or Evagoras II,1/8th of shekel, AR 9 mm 0.48 g, mid-4th c. BC Obv.: IIII (RY 4), galley sailing r. Rev.: in incuse...
Yes, a very archaic cult image of small size. The Romans believed it had been brought from Troy by Aeneas. You can see Aeneas carrying his father...
Sol in biga, seen from front.
Just jealous.
Do not think it could never happen in the US. I read somewhere that in the 17th c. some French traffickers in Louisiana (in all the Middle-West,...
Thanks!!! This is exactly what I needed! With the help of Google translate (even it it confuses Charles V with Charlemagne :-) ) I can understand...
Thank you and merry Christmas (in advance) to you too. I don't know if a medieval coin (or almost medieval, @seth77 proposes to date this coin...
Thank you ! But I also see on obverse before [R]OM a clear [...]CA[.] I cannot understand... unless it isn't a C but a T... or something else?
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