It is actually quite hard to tell in this condition since only two last letters of the name left and corroded so much I can't distinguish tav...
I don't think it is cast, the upper one has signs of whear quite typical for coin used as jewelry for long time. Reverse suggests goog style...
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For hoards containing 5th century nummi it is typical to include some barbaric radiates and even BC coins. They mostly looked at size at that...
One type of Yahud coins particularly fascinates me. It is not the smallest, averaging about 0.2g, but it has two long lines of text, "Hezekiah the...
Very interesting analysis, thank you! I tend to agree with Haim Gitler, it does look like Anthesteria. This tradition was existing in the area,...
Can't say about all ancient coins, just about my area of interest - provincial coinage of Judaea and Decapolis. I see clear trend to polarization....
Procurator Valerius Gratus https://cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=149993
Not a rare type, but rare for Valentinian III, and in very decent condition. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Great coins everybody! I remember seeing somewhere an array of Caracalla obverses covering every year, from earliest issues as caesar to last year...
My main topic is city coins of Judaea and Decapolis, probably for the last 20 years. I started mostly because significantly lower prices compare...
Caracalla from Dium, Decapolis
Nice Faustina Junior from Caesarea [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
My only issue with Roma is the way group lots are packaged for shipping. I have purchased several over the last year or so (just got one today)...
Got this last week: https://cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=369965 80% of the coin for 20% of the price, I consider it good deal.
Another example is massive use of Flavian bronze coins by Ostrogoths in VI century, about 500 years after the coins were produced. Here is my...
Obviously starting bid is up to the auction house. On the other hand if the meaning of estimate is what Roma considers as fair value of the coin,...
Definitely fakes made of genuine flans with modern dies.
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