I really like the Julius Caesar denarius! Really nice centering and surfaces on that one! Congratulations!
At 8.34 grams that coin is in the range of AE folles of the period. I really like the intact silvering. These are my only examples. Maximianus,...
Cilicia, Tarsos, AR Stater, Mazaios (Satrap of Cilicia), 361-334 BC. 10.7 grams [ATTACH] Next: A bull.
I wonder if some of the "limes" denarii were struck, rather than cast. Here's a coin that I picked up earlier this year, as a post auction...
Your coin is a nicely preserved silvered follis. The core is bronze, hence the AE designation, and more often than not with these coins the...
Here's a link to London Coins on VCoins: https://www.vcoins.com/en/stores/london_ancient_coins-89/ancient-coins/Default.aspx? I've ordered coins...
NGC has a long-established reputation as the leading TPG (third party grading) service. They do no guarantee the authenticity of ancient coins,...
If you do a light cleaning, be sure to use distilled water. Tap water has chemicals that could adversely affect the coin, especially with...
Here's a link that you might find very interesting. The article includes images of some coin molds: LINGWELL GATE ROMAN COIN MOULDS – BY EMILY...
I came across this article through an email notice that I received a few days ago. This is an old (2012) article that I am sure some have read...
I've owned this type coin, a 1799 dollar, for many years, purchased from Karl Stephens many years back. The blue/grey toning, with hints of...
I've always had a soft spot for patinas that lean to green-blue and pure blue. Diocletian, 308 AD, Abdication AE follis, post-reform, officina Z,...
Here is something a little unusual. This is a silver medal issued for the University of France around 1850, featuring Athena and Scylla on the...
Thank you for the help identifying this fals!
That's a beautiful 2 escudos cob! It is well centered on both sides, along with clear mint mark and assayer initial. My example is cruder, and...
I've always like the beautiful sun face 8 reales and 8 soles of Argentina, from the early days of the republic. I think it is one of the...
Here's an owl that I purchased as a non-fouree coin, but turned out to be one. The breaks in the plating are obvious. I don't think it is an...
Here's another unusual Byzantine Arab fals that I came upon last month. This coin has spent some time in distilled water, since it appears to...
Here's Zeus seated, on the reverse, teaching his eagle to speak. Alexander III, tetradrachm, Susa Mint, circa 323 BC (early posthumous issue)....
Yes, tourist souvenirs abound. Even if the coins were genuine, taking them out of Turkey can be difficult. Then there's US Customs, if you're...
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