That's a lovely looking example of the eagle issue which is always sought after.
I seem to have developed a strong liking for the Folles of Alexandria. Whilst browsing through loads of coins from a dealer I saw a portrait that...
Interesting indeed. I have not studied these much. You have set out a perfectly valid set of possibilities. I cannot guess which is correct. Your...
About $30.
Yours is Rome mint rather than Antioch however.
This was purchased alongside another couple of coins for very small price (about a quarter of the cheapest example I could see on VCoins). The...
Antoninianus Obv:– IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG, Radiate, draped, cuirassed bust right Rev:– AEQVITAS AVG, Aequitas standing left, holding scales and...
Lots of people start this type of thing and the scope seems to be largely personal. Do you want to have just bronze? Include silver? Mix in some...
Same dies in silver and the fake report from 2007. [IMG] http://www.forumancientcoins.com/fakes/displayimage.php?pos=-3480
I think that these are the same dies but used for gold. Here is the fake report I created in 2008....
Here's an Alexandrian of the type for Galerius. Galerius - Follis Obv:– IMP C GAL VAL MAXIMIANVS P F AVG, Laureate head right (divergent ties)...
Some of mine (Eastern Domnas) [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] and an Alexandrian [IMG]
https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=1678868
Same dies. Same strike. Same flan shape. Same flaws. If not the same coin then one or both are cast fakes. [ATTACH]
Draped.... [IMG]
It's a nice example of the type. I have owned many from this series. [IMG] and the earlier ones. [IMG]
Like these.... Obv match? [IMG] Similar but different? [IMG] I don't think that either is a reverse die match though.
Fascinating coins Doug. I have the obverse die of your last example (the ADIABENIC) down as an IMP II. I haven't seen that reverse for IMP II...
Well my last coin purchase of the year has turned out to be one that I would not normally do. I didn't check my records befor buying this latest...
Here is a match... from the Forvm AC Fake reports [IMG]
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