Well, no one has ever accused me of that before. ;)
The original coin was struck in silver, yours is crudely cast in some base metal, likely made to sell to unsuspecting tourists. After looking at...
If it's the coin in your avatar picture, it is fake.
Doug, it certainly has something to do with a collector's mindset. Having a good music collection used to mean that you cared enough to go to all...
They're one of the major auction houses in Britain and they are completely trustworthy. I have bid through them before, but payment could be a bit...
I probably should have saved it for the next Fallen Horseman post. :D
[IMG] KIDDING! It's always nice to see a new coin.
There is disagreement as to the exact dating of this piece. Hahn (MIB) thinks that it belongs to the reign of Heraclius, rather than the Sassanian...
This tan sort of color is a very common patina for lead. I'd say its about the equivalent of a nice green color on a bronze. I also have seen them...
Collecting tesserae has been an extremely rewarding venture for me. I am often able to acquire incredibly rare pieces bearing mythological and...
Totally not. The Islamic coinage of circa 92 looked nothing like this. At the time, it was imitations of Sassanian drachms for the silver and some...
Ah, I thought the date seemed early!
The date is AH 926 (AD 1519). See if that helps.
Euhemeri Lesb(i) l(iberti) Euhemerus, freedman of Lesbus (or Lesbia).
I, too, bought something from this guy. I offered about 1/8 of his asking price, which was still 25% more than he should have priced it at. Of...
Uh dude... Shaqilat was his wife AND sister. Maybe pick a different coin to honor your wife with.
The estimate in the link you posted seems reasonable to me. It looks to be taken from Morison's article.
Ya, I guess it is a pretty rare occurrence. Not my fault that no one else here collects tesserae. Actually, now that I mention it, I'd quite like...
Holy sheet, good find! Nicer than mine and I paid a lot more. [IMG] ROME. Titus. As Caesar, AD 69-79. Æ As (20mm, 9.84 g, 6 h) Rome mint....
The weight and fineness of the denarius were reduced under Nero, causing many of the Claudian issues to disappear from circulation.
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