In a 14K gold bezel of that size, it's unlikely that there's more than $40 worth of gold. It's a piece of jewelry, not a collectible coin. As...
I agree that your bottom coin is a Caligula as of this type: [ATTACH] GAIUS (CALIGULA) AE As (11.31 g.) Rome 37 - 38 A.D. RIC 38 C CAESAR AVG...
A suggestion: when you post, choose the Full Image view rather than the thumbnail, and save all the collectors on this site a couple steps to view...
For fairly obvious reasons, I have shown my coins only to a very small number of friends. I have never had anyone ask "How do you know they're...
In a broad sense, I don't understand your brother's question about the authenticity of ancient coins any more than he would understand if I asked...
Trying... but maybe a little too under-the-radar to be recognized as such.
Hmmm... The mathematician in me notes that if an item costs, say, $100 originally, and you take 100% off its original price, then its new price...
In general, denarii of Otho are expensive relative to most 12 Caesars' denarii. For example, here's an Otho denarius that sold at auction from a...
Some personal observations: 1. I don't think the pictures are sufficiently detailed to evaluate the coin's authenticity. For this reason alone...
In my case, the specific percentage I pay my dealer for his expertise and representation varies based on the auction (some auctions "participate"...
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Yep, that Julius Caesar denarius DID seem a bit familiar, plus my deja vu feeling when I did the ACSEARCH on it a few minutes ago...
Research on this coin in ACSEARCH indicates that the weight (at 2.25 g.) is really low. Most are in the 3.5 - 4.0 g. range, and the lowest I...
These sestertii are part of Hadrian's "Travel Series" even though they don't illustrate specific countries and animals. Hadrian's sestertii, even...
I've always thought these were one of the coolest ancient non-Roman gold coins, and yours has excellent definition on both the obverse and...
The OP coin appears to be of this type: [ATTACH] Claudius (41-54), As, Rome, AD 50-54; AE (g 11,82; mm 27; h 6); TI CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG P M TR P...
It's been my observation that, at least with bronzes, many more mid-to-low priced bronze Roman coins are tooled than high-price coins. I rarely...
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