Cool, I like on the OP coin how the whole die is on the flan. I have a couple of provincials for ol' Gordie, the first from Singara in...
Early in my Parthian coin-collecting phase, I somehow bought this on eBay: [ATTACH] There are multiple signs of casting (which I leave for you all...
Both look like modern cast "tourist" copies, the kind you can buy at gift shops in beach towns for a couple of dollars.
My first thought on seeing this coin, before I read anything, was "Oh, it's Hadrian showing Trajan on the reverse." I assumed it must be one of...
I've got this Antiochus VI "bottle cap": [ATTACH]
I recently bought this coin from Warren Esty (@Valentinian): [ATTACH] Zengids of Halab (Aleppo). Nur ad-Din Mahmud b. Zengi (ruled 541-569 AH/...
One more cool Roman Provincial from Mesopotamia, this one was purchased from Warren Esty (@Valentinian): [ATTACH] Roman Empire, Mesopotamia,...
I won this coin in a John Anthony auction: [ATTACH] Roman Empire, Mesopotamia, Nisibis. AE26 (26mm, 9.6g). Otacilia Severa, wife of Philip I...
Late Roman bronze coins, 4th century AD. On the first coin there's enough to see it's from either Constantine the Great or one of his sons, but I...
There are several series of detective-style novels set in the Roman period. I second the nomination of Steven Saylor's series about "Gordianus...
Definitely a modern fantasy piece. The pebbly surface is not found on genuine cash, and the script style is odd, very narrow line that doesn't...
Well, I've got three moderns from Kazakhstan (home of the Baikonur Cosmodrome) that feature space themes: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] And to keep...
@Severus Alexander : Thanks, I think you nailed the ID on this one! @John Anthony: No worries, it's still a cool coin and I plan to keep it. The...
I recently bought the following Iberian bronze coin: [ATTACH] Size: 27mm, 14.7 g. The design is typical of Iberian coins from the late 2nd-...
Hope you are staying safe. I can add a wind god, Oado (also called Vata and many variants), a Hindu wind god who's shown on some Kushan coins....
Virginia halfpenny, 1773: [ATTACH]
It's a modern copy of a coin of Shun Zhi (1644-1661, Board of Revenue mint. Note the weird pebbly surface of the obverse- that is found on many...
OP coin looks authentic as far as I can tell. Not sure of the mint or date range on this, as these facts were not explicitly spelled out yet....
She was quite fertile... [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Assuming they're both the same price, I'd go with coin #1. The sharpness of the strike makes up for the slightly irregular flan.
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