Yup. Holes in the plating, from zinc rot. Zinc is a terrible cheap metal for coins. Not even copper plating it helps. The "D" shape of the...
Are y'all sure that's a vise job and not an overstrike? Edit- no, I see now. Some of the lettering on the fainter strike is backwards, and...
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Greece (Macedonian Kingdom): silver tetradrachm of Alexander III ("the Great"), posthumous issue, ca. 205-200 BC [IMG] gVF; ex- Triskeles...
WB2, I'm surprised you didn't post the "magic token". You know the one. ;) Not ancient, but very sphinx-topical, and fun nonetheless. I don't...
Alas, I am sphinxless, but this is all the more reason to pay attention to the Castulo issues like @dougsmit posted. This one was in my numisbids...
I have no clue what all that sports stuff is about, nor what it has to do with Postumus, but hey, I can post a Postumus coin. [IMG] And a...
Yes, though technically not ancient, I will be moving this to the Ancients forum, where you will get more eyes on it. Technically it should go...
I am highly susceptible to telling Dad jokes. Goes with the territory. :)
@Sallent- I feel your pain.
*pow* *ow!* Good shootin', Tex! You got 'im! :facepalm:
I could bury your thread in holey coins. Don't believe me? Click here and keep scrolling down. That's only a partial list. However, I'll post...
Here is the only Macrinus I have owned. Æ25, Marcianopolis. [IMG]
I'd put that on my famous Holey Coin Hat. And I don't say that about every old holey. [IMG]
OK, here's the part where my poking gentle fun at Frank's craptastic photos becomes ironic, as I post my own craptastic photos... :rolleyes:...
And with handsome contrasting grey toning, too! Nice CircCam!
It's not a hijack so much as inevitable. I knew you were gonna be in the driver's seat from 1500 back. Not many of the rest of us can...
I second the opinion that it has possibly been reprocessed. In the last two photos, it has that almost "chromed" appearance that reprocessed...
Almost certainly a dug coin. So yes, environmental damage. Worth keeping? Well, it's not gonna be worth a whole lot monetarily, especially due...
As mentioned, it is not worth the cost of professional third-party grading. In fact, it's not worth very much at all, monetarily. Just a few...
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