@Roman Collector , that is an excellent post. Here is my Aspurgus and Gepaepyris: [ATTACH] 22 mm. 7.76 grams. "King Mithradtes" / "Queen...
Gorgeous colors! The Hadrian is especially wonderful.
I agree with idea of having some coins home to be enjoyed on display in trays. If a collection outgrows the available space, I see no problem with...
There are fakesellers lists, one at Forum https://www.forumancientcoins.com/board/index.php?topic=18502.0 and another here:...
Here is a genuine sestertius of the type: [ATTACH] 31 mm. IMP VI COS III I'm sure all of you can see the difference in style.
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Something is very odd about this coin. Justinian coins from his late years are smaller than this. All the DO examples from Year 31 or later are at...
That's an excellent coin. With such good luck detecting, are you going to give up your day job? :)
For a web page on the type, see here: http://augustuscoins.com/ed/tetrarchy/SACRAMONETA.html The link to the varieties from Rome has similar...
The problem is that if advisers, instead, say, "almost never" or "only by experts" that trouble results. Too many beginners will think they mean...
I added some coins just now: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] The Domitian and Philip II are on this page:...
@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.
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