I've been digging into older notes recently and noticed a strange occurrence. Many notes from the mid 1800s and earlier have an intricate pattern...
Thank you!! I found it now, it's a Philip III issue from Colophon.
I know this is a very high demand that very well may not have an answer, but I just got an Alexander Drachm with a pretty interesting set of...
Update: I had put the coin away for a little while, writing it off as fake. Cut to a few days ago and I was scrolling through RIC and stumbled...
Thanks, it must be one of those then. It's too strange to be anything official and too detailed to be barbarous.
From what is visible I can read on the obverse, "IM(P) -----(S) AUG" And on the reverse, "VICTO----"
Are there other fantasy pieces struck and this small? I personally am confused as I highly doubt it was cast as it has flow lines and signs of...
I got it from an older collector who is letting go of areas of his collection. He hadn't identified it himself. It's been in private view for a while.
The ornate armor is a big outlier, I can't seem to find anything like it. It does have a late roman look to the face. I'm not too versed on that....
I've been running in circles for a while now and still found nothing as a match. It could be silvered for all I know, but it does have the chip...
I recently acquired this little silver coin. I've never seen anything like it, what seems to be Victory on the reverse and a left facing bearded...
Here it is! Not in as nice shape, but everything matches up. Obverse 1 by CoinMatt posted May 13, 2022 at 10:38 AMReverse 1 by CoinMatt posted May...
I think I may have found this coin's brother.
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