Great examples. Here is one of mine. Ruler/Emperor: Lysimachos, King of Thrace and former General to Alexander the Great; City/Region: Kingdom...
Thanks, Just found a response - was hidden in spam folder, somehow missed it the first time... :facepalm: Peter
Hi, Did any other forum members participate in auction 114 a couple weeks ago? If so, have you been invoiced yet? I have not received an...
I think you might be confused. Dr Prokopov is a numismatist and author who specialises in detecting modern forgeries. The FORVM fake coin...
Great, looking forward to it! My collection is on my website (accessible via my profile page). Philip II coins are always on my want list.... Peter
Each of yours is definitely a Philip II. Nice coins BTW! Peter
I agree with Nick. Almost all coins in the market (hundreds of thousands or more?) currently fall into this category of unknown provenance. Those...
Hi, Nothing terrible about your photo at all! Both front legs are visible on your first coin so it cannot be the leg. I was referring to what...
Hi @Alegandron Great set. Pleased to meet another collector interested in these coins! I am collecting these and aiming for a complete set. I...
Sorry Joe, My mistake. I have added a few recently which were missing and will continue to do so as I come across them. Peter
Here is mine. It has Pont Max in the reverse legend but with a different reverse type. Same bust style as the other coins of Hadrian in this...
Hi. This is well known type. It is definitely a CA. Additionally, there are many examples on acsearch.info and elsewhere.
I could not agree more. I check FORVM fake reports and forgerynetwork religiously. All ancient coin collectors should be aware that...
Great coins! Here are two of mine. The top one still has some of the silver washing on the reverse. I love the distinct style of these types....
@Theodosius That is a great coin. Exceptional photo also! Peter
Great addition! I try and avoid collecting gold as I consider it overpriced... I reckon people pay way in excess of the difference in bullion...
Thank you all for contributing. 2) was my personal choice purely from an aesthetics perspective but I felt that 1) represented the coin better in...
Dear All, HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL I have only recently bought a few examples of affordable gold and electrum coinage. All reasonably affordable...
@AncientJoe That photo is as incredible as the coin. What camera / lighting equipment and set up do you use? peter
Welcome to the discussion! I think only a rare handful of emperors (e.g. Marcus Aurelius) could truly escape scrutiny for their life's deeds....
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