Not sure if your already realize this, but your example is an early and interesting version of a huge issue of Sol reverses by Constantine. There...
I recommend you take the rarity ratings with a grain of salt on future displays. There are too many "yeah, but . . . "s. In this case, however,...
Other than becoming a member of Coin Talk, of course.
Thank you, both Andres2 and RichardT, for pointing out these differences. Now that I know what to look for, it is obvious to me, too.
Okay, Andres2, so now I get to show how stupid I am: Is your coin legit or a cast copy? (Are those air bubbles in the field in front of the face?)...
That's "50-40 B.C." in the above description. Nice coin.
As one who often--and controversially--recommends electrolysis in extreme circumstances, I have to agree that in this case using electrolysis on...
I'm not sure if you meant that the OP did not have enough letters, but the -VS on the right side is enough to confidently ID this as Constantius...
It looks like a tetradrachm of Lysimachos. I am not able to condemn nor authenticate it from the photo. Here is what an authentic one looks like:...
I clearly showed my Imperial bias by getting the first three questions wrong and the next 17 correct.
A pregnant Pax. Kind of a neat idea--sort of like a good luck wish. Happy New Year CT members, and may all your Pax's (alright, Paces) be pregnant!
Neat discovery. Good detective work. Die matches are not unexpected on rare coins. In fact, the greater the rarity of a coin, the more likely you...
I've been selling coins on eBay for many years, but I'm still not clear how this service works. As far as I know, NGC has never authenticated or...
[IMG] Billon Antoninianus Ticinum mint Obv: IMP C M CL TACITVS AVG Rev: CONSERVATOR MILITVM - Emperor, standing on left, with helmet, in military...
This is why I love this forum. Not only did the three members answer pdoelger's question, but they provided an interesting back story to explain...
Okay, it's easy to pile up on eBay, and much of the scorn is well deserved, especially from our perspective as collectors. But you must realize...
It's a legitimate coin, but the serrations were added later. Here's what it looked like initially:...
If you scroll down to the item description, you will see "Report Item" on the right in tiny (of course) letters. Under "Report Category" select...
. . . and after posting the name here, maybe see if you can get it added to these two lists: FORVM's NOTORIOUS FAKE SELLERS LIST (NFSL) eBay...
Mint city and date?
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