It looks real to me.
This one's a fake, it matches in style to the ones Lanz are selling. They've made quite a splash - I have seen them in a few places lately.
The reverse assembly looks machined even though the "coin" side looks well worn. Perhaps it was an ancient coin reworked in modern times, although...
I think it could be legit, but better pictures may help ;)
#5 is likely a denarius of Hadrian, but as @hotwheelsearl mentioned, the acetone would clean up the obverse to identify with certainty. It doesn't...
How do we get in on the upcoming auction? I'm in Canada and would be interested in bidding.
I have had good experiences with Muenzen & Medaillen, Westfaelische Auktions Gesellschaft (WAG) and Kunker, as well as Stephen Album, Artemide...
Lansky. New auction house out of Estonia (red flag?). https://www.sixbid.com/en/companies/lansky
nope - Lansky. It looks like their first auction was in October 2019, so they are relatively new. I am having trouble finding a website (which is...
Lansky is another shop which knowingly sells fakes. They sold a fake Baletium coin for EUR 8000. When I called them on it, they went ahead and...
Incredible collection. LOL - on the modern side, I love reading Steven Saylor as well! Lindsey Davis is another good UK Roman mystery author....
Wow, absolutely stunning coin! I would have bought it as well ;)
Wow - excellent detective work @ The Trachy Enjoyer, and thanks for your help to continue keeping people honest! Given the number of fakes...
So what does the corn ear symbol mean? Does it imply it was minted elsewhere than Rome? I know Vespasian also had a series of denarii minted in...
Thanks! Took a look... there were a lot of copies (identified up front by Frank), including one of the Marc Antony legionary denarii that Kunker...
Hello Everyone, I was cruising EBay recently and came across this "silver" one-sided "bullion" piece that's being sold in the Romans section. I...
It looks like the NILVS denarius was minted in 130-133 AD, so consistent with the period following Antinous' death.
Yes, many studies speculate that these emissions were jointly produced by the both Tarentum and Heraclea, and I often see them attributed to one...
Hadrian's fascination / passion with Egypt and the Nile in particular may also be because his Bithynian favourite, Antinous, died by accidentially...
Nice writeup, Ryro! I agree that the Magna Grecian early staters are magnificent! Your map shows the major city-states in the region... but there...
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