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Identification Help / Alexander Drachm - Lacks Detail? Price #?

« Last post by Yoni S2 on Today at 09:40:17 pm »

I recently brought this Alexander coins, but the description was not the most descriptive, could anyone help me identify this exact coin? I do have Price Vol 2 but I find the images quite hard to identify as they are small and without much detail compared to modern digital images. As a side note, I am not sure if this coin is authentic but it is possible that just have more wear than I am used to as it seems to lack detail. Do you think this could be from sand casting or another forgery technique? The weight seem ok, maybe very slightly less than average but pretty spot on and the diameter also seems very average. If you believe it is not authentic, please let me know as I am learning. Looking forward to posting more in the future.

Description: 4.05 grams, 18.09 mm, 336-323 BC

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Identification Help / Alexander Drachm - Sand Cast? Price #?

« Last post by Yoni S2 on Today at 09:37:07 pm »

I recently brought this Alexander coins, but the description was not the most descriptive, could anyone help me identify this exact coin? I do have Price Vol 2 but I find the images quite hard to identify as they are small and without much detail compared to modern digital images. As a side note, I am not sure if this coin is authentic but it is possible that just have more wear than I am used to as it seems to lack detail. Do you think this could be from sand casting? The weight seem ok, maybe slightly less than average and the diameter also seem ok. If you believe it is not authentic, please let me know as I am learning. Looking forward to posting more in the future.

Description: 3.97 grams, 17.49 mm, 336-323 BC

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Identification Help / Re: Help identifying these 2 Alexander Drachms

« Last post by Yoni S2 on Today at 09:27:03 pm »

Thanks Joe, I will do that. I though that since they were very similar that it would be ok. Deleting and reposting now.

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Fake Coins and Notorious Fake Sellers / Re: more bad coins from Morocco

« Last post by Joe Sermarini on Today at 05:43:26 pm »

I stopped selling on eBay after some of my listings were removed by idiots with no understanding for reasons that were complete nonsense. I don't remember what the specifics were, just that it was ridiculous. This was after being on eBay for well over 20 years. Meanwhile the obvious frauds have been there the whole time.

Another factor was that sales on eBay had dwindled to almost nothing, while the fees kept rising.

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Identification Help / Re: Help identifying these 2 Alexander Drachms

« Last post by Joe Sermarini on Today at 05:39:01 pm »

I don't see anything that makes me especially suspicious of their authenticity, but we do have a rule of one coin per thread. I suggest you delete one from this thread and make a new thread for it.

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Medieval, Islamic and Crusader Coins / Visigoths Tremesis Help Identify

« Last post by Diego G on Today at 05:09:05 pm »

Would anyone know how to identify and date this coin? It weighs 1.3 g and measures approximately 18 mm. Thanks.

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Identification Help / Re: Help identifying these 2 Alexander Drachms

« Last post by Yoni S2 on Today at 04:21:47 pm »

Would anyone happen to have other opinions or know other information about these two?

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Fake Coins and Notorious Fake Sellers / Re: more bad coins from Morocco

« Last post by Curtis JJ on Today at 12:02:43 pm »

Sounds like they either loosened up the automatic keyword controls or no one has bothered to "Report" them. (I see others too.)

When I sold coins on ebay (until 8 years ago, when I stopped), they removed all of my listings for contemporary counterfeit / plated / fourree coins. I remember it being quite frustrating. Especially that they refused to allow an NGC encapsulated plated Julius Caesar elephant denarius (labeled "ancient forgery" on the tag). I tried relisting & calling & talking to them, but nothing would work.

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Roman Coins / Re: Particular Probus?

« Last post by Flav V on Today at 11:56:21 am »

Thanks, can you tell me if it is scarce? Thats something i need to know quick.

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Forum numizmatyki antycznej po polsku / Re: Rzadkie denary i inne nominały Trajana - chwalimy się, pytamy, rozmawiamy

« Last post by Jack@ on Today at 11:46:57 am »

Choć wątek formalnie dotyczy monet Trajana, to zdecydowalem się ze względu na pewne generalne powiązania z Trajanem, tu zasygnalizować pojawienie się b. rzadkiego denara Hadriana na jednej z aukcji. RIC3181
Poniżej dodatkowy opis, w tłumaczeniu, znajdujący się przy aukcji.

Z kolekcji europejskiej powstałej przed 2005 rokiem.

Podczas gdy niektóre pary cesarskie znane są z głębokiej miłości i prawdziwego uczucia, inne słyną z tego, że się nie dogadują. Tak było w przypadku Hadriana i Sabiny. Poślubiony w 100 r. pod auspicjami Plotyny, żony Trajana, związek okazał się katastrofalny, głównie ze względu na sprzeczne osobowości pary. Hadrian był zimny i powściągliwy, podczas gdy Sabina miała ognisty temperament i była niezadowolona z trzymania jej przed jakąkolwiek znaczącą władzą. Co więcej, cesarz miał wyraźną skłonność do mężczyzn i bardzo otwarcie cieszył się ze swoich eskapad (np. z młodym Antinoüsem), zaś Sabina spotykała się z niektórymi swoimi towarzyszami, być może nawet przyjaciółmi, zwolnionymi ze stanowisk ze względu na zbytnią znajomość z nią (w tym słynny biograf Swetoniusz), Hadrian posunął się nawet do stwierdzenia, że ​​rozwiódłby się z cesarzową także ze względu na jej zły humor, gdyby byli prywatnymi obywatelami (SHA , Hadrian, 11,3). Pomimo tej niechęci Sabina zajmowała bardzo ważne miejsce na monetach Hadriana, będąc nawet pierwszą cesarzową, której w jej imieniu regularnie emitowano emisje. Ta konkretna moneta, wyprodukowana przez niepewną mennicę wschodnią, jest niezwykle rzadka – drugi znany egzemplarz, pierwszy - przechowywany w British Museum, został nabyty w 1869 roku, co oznacza, że ​​jest to drugi egzemplarz, który pojawił się od ponad 150 lat!