Not to pile on to everyone else's comments, but the coin is a fake not just from a stylistic point of view (the head looks extremely crude -...
Congrats on your 1-year anniversary, @kirispupis. I've enjoyed reading your posts and other CT Forum contributions, and look forward to many more...
If you look at both coins, they are actually the exact same obverse and reverse dies. The first was the one that sold as genuine, the second is...
Hello again CT'ers, I thought that this would elicit a laugh (or groan)... An EBayer whom I will not name but whom most of you will likely guess,...
If the coin was sent through registered mail there should be a tracking number through which you can follow up with the postal service either on...
For all my fellow Canadians out there......
Love this thread and the responses so far. To go back to another previous thread on how collections evolve, my collection started with an LRB...
LOL - yeah, there was another post about this lot... looks like it slipped away from at least 2 CT'ers... wonder who won it in the end. Nice coin...
Cool writeup and solid theory... never knew about this before - thanks for sharing!
Nice! Great reference link as well!
Wow - amazing transformation!
Like a few of you, I've never bought a slabbed coin, but that may because I never really came across them in the formative years of my collecting...
Yes, I like the Constantine third row, fifth coin - London mint, great military bust facing left.
Thanks for the heads up. I took a look, there are a lot of cool coins which I know quite a few of the CT'ers would likely be interested in.
Agree with @Mat and @hotwheelsearl. Looks authentic but pretty beat up.
Yeah, they're pretty common, making them affordable in a good grade.
Geez, the Calpurnius Piso and Cornelius Lentulus coins look identical. The background of the top 3 picks appears identical to an Irish EBay fake...
I guess my unpopular opinion is for those of us who choose to collect ancients for their quirks and uniqueness rather than those choosing premium...
Like a few of you, I totally missed what happened, but love the CT discussions and the great community we all contribute to!
Great update... thanks @Finn235!
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