I detected no malice in your previous post. But this scenario is highly unlikely. The vast majority of coins are found in hoards or individual...
When thinking about Roman-era Egypt, it's good to remember that the Romans were as chronologically distant from the pharoahs as we today are from...
There are coins that show the temple of Vesta, another circular structure, but none of those have the same grasp of perspective. Archaeology has...
The presence of a Seleukid bronze in a hoard from the UK would be quite exceptional, though not completely unheard of. I suspect you don't have a...
Quite sure. That's damage. Tesserae of this region are almost always uniface. In the rare occasion when they are bifacial, both types also exist...
When it comes to tesserae bearing architectural types, there are very few options for the collector to seek out. Aside from a few rare Roman...
Great coins, everyone. I'm generally very skeptical about any sort of dating based on style. I find that, at best, you're "cutting artificial...
No worries, I knew what you meant. :) I just want to make sure everyone learns why. I was hoping someone else would chime in with the specifics.
I'll be the first to admit that my writing style is terse and can easily translate into a mean or harsh sounding post. I try to make up for it by...
That's not really sufficient reason. It's ALWAYS best to try to see why someone thinks it's fake. That's how you learn! The obvious problem here...
Sorry, I didn't mean to sound harsh. But the writing style is miles away from what he usually posts. A quick google gives us this:...
There is no way you actually wrote that. Please cite the original source.
I think it's more likely to be Ghaznavid than Mongol. Try posting it at Zeno.ru
At the time of writing in 1903, Rostovtev knew of one specimen in the Kestner museum. This would presumably be the second one. So only slightly...
I've been waiting for the opportunity to get one of these: http://numismatics.org/collection/1967.160.13
Man, my collection is such a sausage-fest. [IMG] ASIA MINOR, Uncertain PB Tessera (9mm, 0.76 g) Cornucopia or phallus(?) Blank Gülbay & Kireç -
Actually, it looks like the ZME in the exergue only occurs on CY 23 (AD 25/6). RPC 4393
Tyche again, holding her trademark rudder and cornucopia.
Yes, a pseudo autonomous issue of the late 1st century BC / early 1st century AD. The date in the civic era should be on the inner left of the...
Both are very fake.
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