My example is in the correct weight range and with equal quality silver. I have not studied the range of other non-Athenian issues to determine if...
The Athenian owl became the "dollar" of the day. Mercenaries wanted to be paid in Owl Tetradrachms and so they were created beyond Athens to meet...
They are generally desribed as:- Heavily cleaned - partially smoothed - repatinated - dark green Original, guaranteed
The same seller as before Claudius [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Antoninus Pius [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Marcus Aurelius [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]...
Mates to the Campgate and the Crispus PRINCIPI have arrived already.... [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
This one individual has sold about 100 tooled bronze coins in the last month. They have developed a little niche for themselves churning these...
The poster for Imperial states that the photographs are courtesy of Numismatica Ars Classica, CNG and Dirty Old Coins.
Yes. Ebay.
I have just spotted some horribly tooled bronzes and thought that I would bring them to the attention of the board as examples of the type of...
Have you seen these posters? https://dirtyoldcoins.com/?category=Posters
Three more. Claudius II Gothicus - Consecratio [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Probus - RIC 911 [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Maximinus II Daia - VIRTVS [ATTACH]...
If people are finding this useful then I will post more here. Here are links to the sellers in question....
i thought that it would be worth seeing a few coins that I find guilty by association, where I have yet to identify a twin. I will be watching for...
Maximinum II, IOVI, Nicomedia [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Probus, Rome, Temple, AEQVITI coded. One of the fakes broke and they still sell it..... [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
VIRTVS EXERCIT, Siscia [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Constantius II FEL TEMP REPARATIO, Constantinople. As you can see... not much effort has been expended in the casting process. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
OK. I should be able to process another few today. I will pick out a range of what I have noted so far. I try to stick to ones I have absolute...
We can report to ebay and I have. This has very little impact on them. These tend to be false accounts purporting to be in the United Kingdom /...
As many of you know we all need to be aware if dabbling on ebay. There are now a host of new cast fakes being dribbled out onto ebay. These range...
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