OK, that is good because wars and quests have started over smaller things. You don't want to have flying dolphin man dropping tuna on your head...
Nice Antinous medallion!
You probably stole that Alexandrian out from under poor TIF. She is probably at home crying and brewing some kind of nasty potion of revenge....
That must be one of the best Elis in existence if not the best! I love the modeling of both Zeus and the eagle. John
It is missing a dolphin and any sign of sprues...looks doubtful.
That is a very interesting coin. I have a scyphate (cup shaped coin) of Bella III that I am working on gently cleaning. I will post a picture one...
Forgers often use real coins to make molds or transfer dies so they can be exact looking matches. Other things then give them away: castings tend...
Good plan. Coins do not look real. Take your refund and go to vcoins for some authentic ancient coins. Many cool items available for $50-100.
It looks way too big to be a ring you wear on your finger. Is it a napkin ring?
Welcome to coin talk! Coins do not look authentic. Lions hair behind his head is modeled in an unusual way. New style Athens tetradrachm should...
I don't feel right if I don't score a new coin from John each week. :)
I love the older books on ancient numismatics. They just have a cool feel to them.
Your brother scored some nice antiquities.
Nice set! I like the eyes to Heaven type. That is a pretty major statement by the emperor. You wonder if he had been naughty and hoped the...
I'd like to learn more about prutahs too if someone wants to gently educate us. I know I can Google or Wikipedia it but that is so impersonal. :-).
You need to send one of them to poor TIF. :-) :-) :-)
I still need one of these. :-)
Try pulling the camera farther away from the coin. The lens you are using may not be able to focus that close. You can always crop the extra...
My gift from my secret Santa arrived today! I will wait until Saturnalia begins to open it. :-) I have very wide collecting interests and love...
That is very cool, Warren. Great work on figuring that out. I also love over strikes and counter marks. John
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