The top three are all fakes. Your scans aren't really good enough to evaluate the Tibetan pieces but, considering the company they keep, I doubt...
A good collector's group. The sestertii are decent, the denarii are in expect mid grades. Probably the most academically interesting thing is the...
How about some spectators for these games? [IMG] ROME PB Tessera (19mm, 3.37 g, 7 h) Ceres standing facing, holding long scepter and grain ears...
McAlee argues that the ΔЄ is abbreviation for "of the four Eparchies," with an eparchy being a subdivision of a province, of which Syria had four....
It's been a while since I've tried to tell the difference between strike doubling and die doubling, so I'll refrain from answering that question....
Steve-o. Sorry, I forgot to reply! There are actually two issues of hemidrachms of the Oitaioi, mine being the later of the two. Dating is from...
That was a good deal. The lots that sell for minimum bid are often not particularly good coins, but this one appears to have been genuinely...
http://www.cngcoins.com/About+CNG.aspx 2nd numismatist from the bottom.
Doug, from that description, it seems like you actually understand pretty well. I wish all consignors understood it as well as you do!
That seems about right. Many auction coins are "estimated" well below their actual value. This serves two purposes: it entices bidders, and it...
I've got one of those too, but mine has a *slightly* longer pedigree: [IMG] THESSALY, The Oitaioi. Circa 167-146 BC. AR Hemidrachm (15mm, 2.30...
A denarius of Trajan, struck AD 108-109. In that condition, probably worth about $50 Compare: http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=249928
Minor die chips and such carry no premium unless the series has been studied (and collected) to death, like most US coinage.
I see nothing to suggest it is not ancient. Honestly, the suggestion of eastern is entirely 'ex rectum.' At the time I was cataloging the piece,it...
I don't collect Septimius Severus, but I have a bronze denarius: [IMG] Septimius Severus. AD 193-211. Æ Denarius (15mm, 2.48 g, 1 h) Eastern?...
I'm actually familiar with most of those articles. I wrote my junior undergrad thesis on counterfeiting in Roman Britain. The Gazdac (2009)...
A quick geographical guide to ancient imitations: - 1st century - Augustus - asses and dupondii - Balkans (moneyer type) and Gaul (Altar of...
Can somebody - ANYBODY - point me to some actual scholarship on these? I'd be particularly interested in proof that they actually come from at or...
That's a very nice example. As BRandM said, this piece was struck in Belleville NJ, with dies engraved by John Gibbs. I grew up in Belleville and...
I can agree with this.
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