Nice ones. I don't have any of his crowns, my earliest is William III,
Congratulations. It's nice to see other people chasing upgrades too....
I have been looking at my example under a loupe. It doesn't have the immediate "soapy" feeling that you get with most casts. I have made quite a...
I have been tempted by a few Ready copies over the years but they are sought after and I have tended to be the underbidder. I have managed to...
These are certainly cast. The seller of the new fake is theancientworld on ebay. I will add them to the Forvm NFSL.
Whilst I am 100% convinced that these are cast copies I can see that there is sime doubt amongst the community. I decided to search for more...
This one arrived today. These are quite scarce and even though I already have an example from the same die pair I couldn't resist this one when it...
In my opiniojn flan shape, strike and overall wear pattern are too similar to be just a die match. I think that the other differences are due to...
For those who think that it's not worth them faking such low value coins then I am here to show that I have been duped and that my OP coin is...
This is probably the nicest Genius I have ever owned. Obv:– IMP C CONSTANTINVS P F AVG, Laureate, draped bust right (seen from the rear) Rev:–...
And another reverse die match [ATTACH]
I think that this example from the BM is a reverse die match to Ides coin.... Direct die comparison allows us to check what has been changed with...
A couple of Severus II - Folles Obv:– FL VAL SEVERVS NOB CAES, laureate head right Rev:– GENIO AVGG ET CAESARVM N N, Genius standing left...
Maximianus Herculius Follis Obv:– IMP C M AVR VAL MAXIMIANVS P F AVG, Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right Rev:– GENIO IMP-ERATORIS, Genius...
Non curly Lugdunum (early, later and posthumus issues) [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] Alexandria (curly) [IMG] [IMG] Later Antioch (curly) [IMG]
Yep. And enjoying it....
Fantastic coin. The closest I have come was this one that I used to own.... From a contemporary issue but a different Minerva. [IMG]
It is a die match to known struck fakes.
Still limited access to the account information.... Hmmm. I two minute check in the fake reports should be sufficient to be certain about...
The first image looked more natural to me. The second jarred with me for some reason.
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