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Fake Coins and Notorious Fake Sellers / Re: Annia Faustina

« Last post by Ron C2 on Today at 06:30:58 am »

I suspect it’s not authentic. All those coins have what looks like identical fake green patina, and if it were a real AF, the account would be in a marquis auction by itself.

The last one sold in 2009 for $62,500.

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Ancient and Medieval Coin Identification Help / Re: 5 Para Mahmud I, 1 Para Selim III

« Last post by Giba L on Today at 06:12:14 am »

II really like barbaric copies of ancient coins, so I thought it was a copy.  I assume that imitations were also made in those eras.

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Ancient and Medieval Coin Identification Help / Re: 2 strange ottoman coins for ID

« Last post by Giba L on Today at 06:06:56 am »

There is no better explanation than this, thank you very much.

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Ancient and Medieval Coin Identification Help / Re: Jugate Dioskuri and prow? looking for ID

« Last post by Arados on Today at 05:53:21 am »

Hi carpatic,

Not an easy ask , the Aradian era date is barely visible but i can confidently place your coin to between 137-134 B.C or Aradian years 123-125. Your coins iconographic details also suggest the dates i have mentioned.

Hope this helps.

Arados

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Ancient and Medieval Coin Identification Help / Re: 5 Para Mahmud I, 1 Para Selim III

« Last post by Jan P on Today at 04:57:16 am »

Thanks for the new pictures, Giba!
These are much better. Now I see it is a bracteate, struck one-sided on a very thin flan. What one sees on the reverse is the mirrored obverse.
I wonder if this is a genuine coin. It may be just belly money, which dancers attach to their clothing.
I'll see if I can find any genuine bracteate Ottoman coinage.

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Ancient and Medieval Coin Identification Help / Re: 2 strange ottoman coins for ID

« Last post by Jan P on Today at 04:35:54 am »

This is why:

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

« Last post by Din X on Today at 04:12:02 am »

So Ulla Westermark has seen the coin in question here?

Ross G.

If Ulla does not know an Akragas coin typ this type either does not exist or is fake.
The chance that Ulla has missed a coin type is extremely low.

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Roman Coins Discussion Forum / New emission for Severina / Aurelian (?) crescent in left field

« Last post by Gert on Today at 04:00:46 am »

Hi board,
I couldn't find this coin, nor the emission, in RIC, or in the online RIC. Could this be a hitherto unknown emission or am I missing something?

Severina, wife of Aurelian AD 270-275, AE Antoninianus (23 mm, 4.08 g) Rome
SEVERINA AVG; draped bust r., wearing diadem, set on crecent
CONCORDIAE MILITVM; XXT in exergue; crescent-B across field; Concordia Militum standing left, holding two standards
RIC – (Cf. RIC 4 with R in l. field)

Regards
Gert

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Ancient and Medieval Coin Identification Help / Doubt with two Selim I coins

« Last post by Giba L on Today at 03:58:46 am »

I have these two coins with the same monogram, I understood that they were minted by Selim I but why is one 10mm/1gr and the other 17mm/0.6gr. 

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Ancient and Medieval Coin Identification Help / Re: Jugate Dioskuri and prow? looking for ID

« Last post by carpatic on Today at 03:45:21 am »

Hi @Arados,
I got another one like this, but also not in the greatest shape.
Is the date readable on this one, or is too blurred?
Thanks