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Fake Coins and Notorious Fake Sellers / Annia Faustina

« Last post by Skolot on Today at 03:33:52 am »

Recently I saw a lot of roman coins on Inasta E-Live Auction 111 lot 4857 that contained an Annia Faustina denarius. As far as I know it's extremely rare, only 5 coins are known, 2 of them in museums. This coin looks odd. Unfortunately the seller provided only one photo.

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Ancient Coin Forum / Re: Meepzorp's coin website

« Last post by Meepzorp on Today at 03:04:27 am »

Hi folks,

Today, I added one coin to each of my following website pages:

Italy, House of Savoy, Part 4 (second coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/hs_pt04.htm

Roman Provincial, Phrygia, Laodicea, Part 1 (last coin):

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/rp_phrygia_laodicea_pt01.htm

I also added 2 coins to my following website page:

Roman Provincial, Mysia, Lampsakos:

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/meepzorp/rp_mysia_lamp.htm

These are new arrivals. I received them within the past few months.

Meepzorp

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Ancient and Medieval Coin Identification Help / Re: This One Should Be Easy, but... Greek Coin Hd Facing with Horn of Ammon? 18mm

« Last post by Altamura on Today at 02:31:24 am »

... What do you do when the in-hand unknown item which you are searching for is 18mm, the example in Wildwinds is 12mm, and other examples are 14mm? ...

Continue your research  .

For Seleucid coins there is the database Seleucid Coins Online (SCO) showing in some sense the catalogue of the book by A. Houghton and C. Lorber, "Seleucid Coins: A Comprehensive Catalog".
There you see that for these coins do exist three denominations B, C and D:
http://numismatics.org/sco/results?q=authority_facet%3A%22Antiochos+I%22+AND+deity_facet%3A%22Athene%22+AND+material_facet%3A%22Bronze%22+AND+fulltext%3Afacing

With a size of 18 mm and the trident-like monogram on the reverse your coin is SC 319  : http://numismatics.org/sco/id/sc.1.319
(as already indicated in the link of Pekka).

Regards

Altamura

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

« Last post by DzikiZdeb on Today at 01:56:53 am »

Skoro Pan pokazał, to i ja pokażę dwie "nieoficjalne" hybrydy Trajana 

Nie wiem, czy nie oba denarki to nie odlewy - dziury na popiersiu, w tle rewersu itp. są dość podobne, poza tym napis na końcówce legendy av pierwszej monety jest dość dziwnie wykruszony (przydało by się ostrzejsze zdjęcie).

Miom zdaniem może Pan z czystym sumieniem wrzucić oba do Fake Coin Reports.

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Ancient and Medieval Coin Identification Help / Byzantine ?

« Last post by Muhittin A on Yesterday at 10:25:59 pm »

Please help ID. Thanks

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The Members' Gallery / Re: CPK Collection additions

« Last post by CPK on Yesterday at 10:10:03 pm »

New coin uploaded - a denarius of Severus Alexander with great eye appeal. One of my new favorites!

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pid=187102

Thanks for looking!

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Fake Coins and Notorious Fake Sellers / Re: Fake Akragas?

« Last post by glebe on Yesterday at 09:49:42 pm »

So Ulla Westermark has seen the coin in question here?

Ross G.

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Coin of the Day / Re: Forum purchase o' the day

« Last post by Tracy Aiello on Yesterday at 08:19:59 pm »

Thank you, Virgil. I know exactly what you mean. Sometimes when collecting it's almost too easy to stray. 

Tracy

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Coin of the Day / Re: Coin of the day - a personal collection favorite

« Last post by CPK on Yesterday at 06:21:35 pm »

This is such a fantastic coin, portrait is amazing.

Virgil

Thank you! 

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The Members' Gallery / Re: Rare Titus added with exceptional portrait

« Last post by CPK on Yesterday at 06:21:05 pm »

That's a very well-done portrait. Congratulations!