It was also up for auction and sold by the same seller. He does not guarantee authenticity and only accepts returns for 14 days. He also does not...
This here link makes me suspicious because this looks like your exact same coin on ebay but it is still for sale as buy now. Unless he had it up...
The one linked on Vcoins is in better condition than yours so I would suspect yours would not be worth as much as that one but my ability to...
As I am studied up a little now on Triptolemos, I wonder if the provincial creators of this coin were making a secret statement whose meaning...
How do you authenticate those pieces of silver? Do they have a complete provenance from the original find? Will a complete spectroscopic chemical...
My first take on it was that it was a multi-spout oil lamp but like you "I am not an expert" and far from it. It is a cool coin with an amazing...
WOW- Thank You for the info TIF and the humor. Got lucky again.
I am a sucker for a mysterious interesting reverse with a nice patina. Is this a snake driven Biga or a hero struggle with the dragon Cetus? I...
Thanks Bing!
Who is the emperor on that one @stevex6?
Here is one on Vcoins, they are not inexpensive. What you paid would be a key part of figuring if a popular coin with a lot of demand is...
Here is a fake from Ilya's Forum fake page, yours looks better, better relief then this one:[IMG]
The Initiatory Mithraic (and other)mysteries probably would help understand the symbology on this obviously very special coin. The Dioscuri were...
Could any Roman experts here tell me what the letters/monograms are on either side of the bust on this coin of Caracalla? I know this is a...
wow- nice coin and portrait, so much depth.
the seller posted the Ayyibid pics that way on VCoins- go figure.
[IMG]looks a little like a gold dinar like this one. Ayyubids, Abu Bakr II, Dinar, al-Qahira (Cairo), AU(55-58), Gold @THCoins would know.
Ebay does have fakes, I bought two and got refunded. Especially from certain countries but you may check a couple of sites on circulating fakes...
It looks completely authentic to me. Why would someone produce a fake of a common coin and not too sought after emperor, that is also very...
Do you have any idea why these Chelys/lyres on the reverse of an Ionian obol issue[ATTACH] are sometimes called collapsible anchors(on Wildwinds)...
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