Thanks! Yes, the obverse legend ends with GRATI followed by a square. That's the first time I have seen this anomaly, but it could be more...
I think the flan shape is reflective of the period. It seems that as the production of sestertii proceeded from the first century AD into the...
Wow! Thanks for posting. It is quite remarkable that a coin like this, way below weight standard, would get their approval. These copies are...
I agree, and I think any attempt to remove the horn silver, which appears quite thick might reveal corrosion underneath it, which would make...
Here's a mixture of artifacts and other objects of interest, including minerals and fossils (excluding myself). Roman bronze bull, crica 2nd...
That's a very attractive coin with excellent centering, sharp strike and on a broad flan, well above typical examples of this type. Congrats!
At that weight your coin is likely salvaged, but in very good condition nonetheless. I guess records of assayer names for Toledo during the...
That's a very nice coin with a nicely centered strike. The assayer is P with a small o above. This is a variety of the plain P assayer for this...
That's a very nice coin! I don't own an example and it is on my want list. I thought I saw one in a group lot a month or two ago, but that lot...
Northwestern Arabia, Lihyan Kingdom, imitation BI tetradrachm in the Athenian style, 2nd-1st centuries BC. From CNG eAuction 529, lot 348. 13.02...
I agree with the other posts - the coin is probably a fantasy. The weight is off for it to be a drachm (too high - closer to didrachm weight)....
Nice coin! This is about as detailed a cuirass that you'd see in a Byzantine coin, especially for a late Justinian I follis. Justinian I,...
Julia Mamaea, sestertius, Rome, 222-235 AD. VENVS GENETRIX S C. RIC IV.2# 704. 19.49 grams. [ATTACH]
Mexico, Morelos struck 8 reales."SUD", 1812. Purchased from Richard Long in the 1990s. KM 234.a 27.7 grams [ATTACH]
I think it is quite possible that Rouen had sellers of coins and artifacts. It's a good size city and an important port on the Seine between...
That's a very interesting OP coin. As far as condition, it is certainly encrusted, but the detail is quite nice on both sides.
That's a very cool coin!
For its limitations, I have found, over the decades, David Van Meter's "The Handbook of Roman Imperial Coins" very handy as a one volume book. It...
Here's one more mid 16th century thaler, again with St. George standing, with a banner. The dragon, resembling a small dog, seems to be gnawing...
Here's a somewhat unusual depiction of St. George, standing instead of on a horse. Germany, Mansfeld, thaler, 1547. De May 668 28.5 grams [ATTACH]
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