Anonymous folles also circulated in the Magna Grecia region (modern Puglia) as well. Not aware of any hoards, but have seen and owned examples...
From the style and strike, it looks like a modern fake. The style of the scorpion is wrong (based on other Greek coins I've seen with scorpions on...
Yes, I've seen some UK dealers sell "bronze drachms" of Athens modeled after the silver tetradrachms for some time now. Definitely a fantasy coin.
These are all Hungarian denars.
I'm at about 20-30 coins a year as well, with the most recent being part of a small French hoard of 3d century antoninianii at about $40 each. I'm...
Count me in again. Lot #4 for me, many thanks!
I agree, it looks authentic from the photos. Late Roman Bronzes (LRBs) are typically found in pretty decent condition so the condition of your...
Nice find!
I wonder if some of these were minted by official celators making a little money by moonlighting on the side LOL
Very nice!
Definitely looks like a bracteate. I think that if you reverse the image 180 degrees, you see a bird's head. Not my area of expertise though, so...
Yup, definitely an Indian fanam. These small gold coins typically date to the 17th-18th century, so not ancient, but still a few hundred years...
Great job on the cleaning? How did you do it?
Thanks for posting, @lordmarcovan. I admire and appreciate your ongoing generosity to further the hobby for all the numismatic enthusiasts (myself...
Entry post. My first choice is Lot #4, the South India gold fanam, as I don't have any coins from South India from that period. Looks like a...
Looks to be more of a medallion than a coin - no legends and looks like a larger module. I would tend to agree with an older replica - 19th...
The first looks like an billon Alexandrian tetradrachm, although I could be wrong...
Agree, it is Galerius, as indicated by @dougsmit in this Forum Coins post
@cmezner wrote previously about the "X" variant in a previous thread: It is an X, not a star and according to Reinhard Wolters cited in the...
Yes, the "X" above the shields in the center field on the reverse makes it the scarcer variety. There was a thread on that a while ago.
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