Jax is a chemical patination I have seen used by zappers to apply new patina to bare metal coins....
The two tone one looks Jax'd.
This seller is a big name seller but this is through their ebay venue. This "coin" has gone through 2 major auction houses in the last two years,...
This is an example of tooled silver. Though it is described by the current seller as "light smoothing" [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
On my only Gallus example from this issue (I need to do something about that only bit....) the head also doesn't break the exe line. [IMG] In...
I am slowly gathering examples from this mint so there are lots of gaps. I don;t have all the issues yet. I get too easily distracted. Sometimes I...
They were indeed.... many thanks.
There is a range in the depiction of Victory too with regards to wing spread [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
@Victor_Clark Your fancy shield is better defined than mine.... [ATTACH]
Nothing earth shattering but as always I seem to continue with my scatter gun approach to hoarding. I have always had a liking for Lugdunum and...
I suspect it will "Victory advancing left, holding wreath and palm".
Very nice. I have owned a few. The more usual youth on horseback [IMG] And the left facing rider [IMG]
That early Antioch is a gem.
Also with AVG BRIT [IMG]
An aftercast..... Compare with these. [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] The latter one described below:- Unsigned cast bronze medal after G. Cavino,...
Hi, I had permission from IAPN some time back to add the fakes from the BoC to the Forvm Fake reports. I added almost all of the BoC fakes (over...
Strack made a study of eastern mint denarii (which I have not got access to) and as far as I am aware is the only published study of the eastern...
I don't have enough ALEB coins to be of any help. The only one I have doesn't have a B that explains yours. [IMG]
That officina is intriguing. Great find.
The eastern mints are lacking in information in most reference guides (RIC, BMC). There are several that hit the market from time to time that are...
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