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Bulgaria
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Canada
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Valued Member
United States
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Nice looking coin.
I will admit I know very little about ancient coins. But how do you verify these are authentic? I assume this isn't slabbed right?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Learn as much as you can about a particular coin, as well as comparing the coin to others of the same type. You can also ask other people what they think of the coin. You can also send a coin to get authenticated.
Most ancient coins are not slabbed, nor do they need to be. In my opinion.
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 United States
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It is beautiful coin of Severus Alexander, well worth what you paid for it.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Beautiful coin for sure. It looks to be in "as struck" condition and you only paid $25? That's fantastic. My kind of deal. Congrats my friend. Quote:
I will admit I know very little about ancient coins. But how do you verify these are authentic? I assume this isn't slabbed right? Generally, it's not that hard to determine the authenticity of an Ancient coin; however, there are times it can be quite difficult to tell the differences. I just read a thread on another discussion board which presented some Roman Republic fakes that would have fooled me for sure. I would say that if you are interested in beginning a collection of Ancients, stick to 3rd and 4th century coins to begin with. These are less likely to be copied as they are readily available and the prices they garner make it unprofitable to make and sell fakes. Once you have learned what real coins look like then you can move into more expensive coins. And, like Gil-galad said, you can post the coin you intend to buy on this forum and ask for assistance/advice. One other note. To be certain of your coins (or as certain as one can be), buy from reputable dealers who offer 100% lifetime guarantee of authenticity. Check out the sellers on Vcoins.com as an example. Let us know what you decide to do. By in large, the people on this forum are friendly and helpful. Good luck. Regards, |
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I will admit I know very little about ancient coins. But how do you verify these are authentic? if you will buy from someone there are two ways 1st - made new topic and ask for authenticity and add the seller's pic. 2nd - if you already know what the coin is it just go to wildwinds.com and serch for example and compare with the other |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Great pickup t0rress  CWS, ancients for the most part are safe to collect, authenticity-wise, especially the Constantinian and late Roman bronzes. |
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Egypt
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That is an amazing looking coin :)
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Pillar of the Community
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It's a total winner!  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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very nice coin...and a very cool reverse! |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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t0rress, Wow, nice detail, well struck, ... |
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United States
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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That obverse die looks very similar to the die on my example shown below. I cannot be sure if they are die matches from the images. This was my first ancient coin.  Martin |
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United States
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Very nice coin Martin, but I don't think it is a die match. It's hard to be certain with the image of the OP coin being so small, but the first difference I see is the twist of the right leg and the tilt of the head of Mars. I suppose we would be able to tell better with a larger image. Your coin, however, is beautiful in it's detail. Even the detail of the face of Mars. Outstanding first coin. Outstanding coin period.
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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The reverses are certainly not die matches but I was looking at the obverse dies.
Martin
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