No, not fake. If that's what it is, a fourrée is an ancient "contemporary counterfeit," and it's a normal, valid, collectible ancient coin. They...
Just FYI -- it looks like the denarius is plated / a "fourrée." I often find fixed price listings at CGB (seller of the denarius, it appears) to...
I usually see that used in Italian, Spanish, and French -- "avanti Cristo" (A.C.), "antes de Cristo," and "avant Jésus-Christ" for BC/BCE.
That is a really splendid Mytilene Hekte. Beautifully struck with great dies, but also a very distinctive design. I love all the variety and...
I suspect that's actually not a female portrait but Apollo. Being a god of music he often appeared on coins with a lyre (on over 80% of lyre types...
No Indian head! Just Theodosius/ Victory dragging a bound captive. Looks like Thessalonica mintmark maybe? Mine is from Cyzicus but otherwise the...
Those are great types! I still need to add at least one from the Parthicus Arabicus et Parthicus Adiabenicus series. As I understand (please...
Very interesting captives & Republican era trophies! Compared to the ones I just posted, the early Victoriati with Victory & trophy make an...
A pair of Republican Quinarii I’ve been wanting for a few years now...especially the first one… I finally found the right ones in Jacquier...
That's a really nice example of the paleo-Hebrew inscription, very well-centered and crisp. Great detail overall!! If it weren't ex-Forum I'd...
The type as a whole is not rare (I've got some low-grade ones). But it's possible that certain combinations of Mintmark * Emperor are rare....
I think that one is probably Trajan from Sephoris (similar design, different reverse legend, you can still make out the "ΣE" [SE] on the reverse):...
Hope this counts: Drachm struck by Perseus and co. during the Third Macedonian War (c. 168 BCE) against Rome, to pay Cretan mercenaries. (There...
I believe I can read the ethnic used for Neapolis in Samaria/Judaea. Probably under Domitian (provincial portraits could be highly variable)....
I don't have a strong opinion on the dating of these, but the first Pompey listed in RPC Online is dated Year 96 = AD 30/1 (Tiberius): Volume: I...
Here's an error coin I don't think I've posted here before: [ATTACH] Roman Imperial. Gallienus AE Antoninianus (3.49g, 20-22mm, 6h), Antioch,...
I particularly like the SOLI INVICTO with captive. (It's interesting that this captive is holding his arm up, almost like an adlocutio gesture....
That's a great subcollection. I've been keeping an eye for one of the ones with a captive, (nearly) always with wolf & twins in the pediment. I'm...
Almost forgot I had this one (the Phoenix is in Theodosius' hand on top of globe): Emperor Standing over Bound Captive: Theodosius in Galley,...
That's kind of a summary news story, not the actual archaeological work, so I wouldn't see that as an indication the archaeologists are ignoring...
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