Thanks!
Curious to see the tetradrachm which NGC declared a fake as well, if you can show that. I'm always worried about fakes as well...
To me, all the coins look to be genuine at first glance. As you indicated, the top left two appear to be Alexander drachms. The two obverse styles...
I can't imagine that customs agents will have the time or inclination to make sense of any of this, especially given that they will now have to...
Thanks for sharing, @robinjojo... this aligns with earlier threads discussing the implications. I guess though that if you were buying US coins in...
Never heard of it before you mentioned it. Thanks for sharing!
Close I guess, but no cigar. @David@PCC and @Alegandron seem to have a better match based on the ethnic.
Iberia, Iltirta. After 104 B.C. AE 28. Male head right; three dolphins around / 'Ilterta', Horseman holding palm riding right. ACIP 1264; SNG BM...
Yes - likely a modern fantasy imitation.
That winged Victory coin is very nice... haven't seen that type before.
Some more Brundisium coins, showing some of the magistrate initials and symbols. The one I showed before has a star to the left of the dolphin's...
This thread topic came up a week or so ago in the other forum, so I will re-post here what I did there... I've been focused on forming a...
This one looks like it's in great condition though!
Looks like the other coin could be a crusted-up silver wash antoninianus as well...
Definitely a fake based on the casting bubbles on the obverse and other issues.
[ATTACH] Sorry, the images didn't come through... this is the one I was referring to
Are you sure it's genuine? Have you checked Ilya Propokov's fake coins Forum pages? The second one looks pretty close to your coin... [IMG][IMG]
I would agree with @Victor_Clark on the edges as that has been my experience as well. The style of your piece looks off as well. The coin should...
Wow!
Wow, the mint employee must have particularly sloppy, or maybe he just fancied double headed coins ;)
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