I hadn’t thought about provincials; I couldn’t find that reverse iconography on imperial issues. So those provincial reverses featuring Tyche seem...
I’ll get the guesses started. The obverse looks to be a fairly mature Marcus Aurelius. (Which means Lucius Verus is also a possibility.) The...
Ancient counterfeits— usually fourrees— of Otho are known. But your coin does not show any evidence of being fourree....
I’m confused by this post. You say you dug up this coin yourself this weekend. But you also seem to worry that it’s counterfeit. How could it...
I am a budget collector, so I always say buy the best coin in the best condition you can afford. If this is it, go for it. But to be honest, I...
I have not bought from him. But the owner is pretty active on another discussion board. I sense you can have confidence in your purchases.
Here is one of my Severan denarii for comparison. [ATTACH]
That flan seems perfectly round to me. Too perfect to be ancient. Let’s see what others say.
Those are acquisitions in a single year? That could be a lifetime top 10 or top 20 list. The toning on that shekel is unusual and extremely...
Check the recent SPONSIANUS thread. Lots of skeptics about this study.
That jawline on that obverse bust seems a little odd to me for Constantine. A quirky coin for a lot of reasons.
The sample I checked out looks great.
That’s a good question. If this was some kind of official hoard for payroll purposes, maybe they needed disbursements in smaller denominations....
Fine example. Here’s mine, completely toned brown. [ATTACH] Selected notes more legible. Augustus ruled from 27 BC (in effect, from the Battle...
Carthage seems to be an odd mint to be dominant in that hoard. Maybe that’s just a proximity issue? But is Carthage any closer to the find site...
I wouldn’t dare touch that coin.
Man, London is a quirky mint for Constantine.
That looks fresh from the mint. Somebody lost that coin early in its circulation history.
Wow. Wow. And Wow.
I’m late to the Caligula party. And that guy could throw a party. I saw the movie. Anyway, I have two Caligulae. At some point I would like to...
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