Nice ones!! I noticed that your middle coin has the same certification number as mine. They were just listed as seperate entries so the last 3...
Good point. Then the officials could plan and organize to catch them. Or at least find the equipment & materials used to counterfeit and link them...
Beautiful coin panzer! According to Herodotus (writing in the 5th century BC) in his landmark "The Histories" it was the Lydians. He says: "So...
Thanks for clarifying! :) It's difficult finding information about coins during the Roman Republic. Most of the historians lived during the Roman...
For me I would say this Hadrian denarius just because it has beautiful toning. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Oh yeah hey Aidan do you happen to know how many “asses” these coins were worth? I’ve seen these 60 asses gold coins from around the same time...
Oh wow that's crazy. Man it must have been CONFUSING doing business back then with so many different types of coins.
Nice ones Aidan! I had no idea they made a half victoriatus and a double victoriatus. Wait isn’t a double victoriatus just a Quadrigatus?
Oh yeah and feel free to share your Victoriatus if you have 'em! :)
Well fortunately if I ever decide to it would be easy to crack open the slab ;). But with coins like this I think holding in the hand is a bad...
Thanks for sharing Neal! It’s fascinating how counterfeiting used to be seen as treason because issuing money was the function of the state. I...
I'm sure anyone who reads my posts has seen my Quadrigatus by now. It's my 2nd favorite coin in my collection. Ever since I got my Quadrigatus I...
Nice coins Ray! :) Have you ever thought about going for a coin featuring Cleopatra? I know she was Egyptian but she was involved with both...
Nice one! Definitely has more detail than mine. xD
Thanks! :) Yeah for sure! The only way I imagine they can identify it as a coin is: 1). The incuse punch. 2). The weight.
Yeah for sure. They are TINY. What’s even crazier is that as tiny as they are they were still a substantial amount of wealth. Losing one (which...
Some cultures have done much more impractical stuff. Take a look at Egypt. They mummified themselves.
Hey Donna just wanted to correct something: It turns out I was looking at the 1/12th stater when I said a seal or lion. Apparently this one is...
Looks like some sort of chemical damage to me. There are certain substances (like acid) that will cause that kind of thing. I've messed around...
Yeah it is. Very common.
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