They are both genuine ancient coins. On the left is a coin of Roman emperor Aurelian, 270-275. It is a tetradrachm from Alexandria, Egypt. On...
I have an ancient imitation of a London follis of Diocletian. [ATTACH] 26 mm. 4.87 grams. (Notice how light it is.) IMP C DIOCLETIANVS PF AG...
I thought the poll was about the first OP coin which I regard as a man-faced bull. When you corrected the other member, I noticed I, too, had...
A genuine Jotapian is a $5000 or more coin. There is strong incentive to make fakes, hoping someone will pay well on the hope the coin is...
Yes. Whenever you buy a coin from a photo you should, when it arrives, critically compare it to the photo in order to learn to "read" the photos...
Doug is right, as usual. Error coins can be of interest in US coins where almost all are struck correctly and double strikes are very unusual....
It is a modern cast fantasy (fake) with only a slight resemblance to the original ancient Greek coin of Philip II. It is not Celtic. It is not...
I just added a table illustrating the three portrait styles of Maximinus Thrax to my website on his coins:...
Here are my top ten coins of the year 2020 that each cost, including shipping, $100 or less. I did buy some coins over $100, but this list is...
There are quite a few nice, nearly full flan, official issues of that Claudius II CONSECRATIO type. That makes me think yours is unofficial.
I presume you mean 9 mm. I'm sure the bearded ruler is Tetricus I. I have seen many barbarous radiates but I don't recognize the reverse of yours.
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