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My First Animal On A Coin.
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Old Post Posted 05/28/2023  2:28 pm
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ID Help - Fake Greece Coin?
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Old Post Posted 05/26/2023  07:46 am
I think it's probably a fantasy fake, perhaps inspired by some rose reverse types from Rhodes or Paphos.
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Unidentified Possibly Roman Coin-Like Bronze .
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Old Post Posted 05/25/2023  7:25 pm

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I have one


Nice.
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Unidentified Possibly Roman Coin-Like Bronze .
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Old Post Posted 05/25/2023  4:35 pm
Likely a mirror, yes.
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Unidentified Possibly Roman Coin-Like Bronze .
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Old Post Posted 05/25/2023  3:31 pm
Here's a quick collage of others for comparison. These are often made of lead.
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Unidentified Possibly Roman Coin-Like Bronze .
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Old Post Posted 05/25/2023  3:17 pm
Looks like a votive mirror head/frame.
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Die Engravers Eyesight
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Old Post Posted 05/24/2023  5:18 pm
The November 1997 issue of The Celator contained a pertinent, interesting article "Did Ancient Celators Use Magnifying Lenses?" It's downloadable from:

https://social.vcoins.com/files/fil...vember-1997/
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Roman Provincial - ID Help
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Old Post Posted 05/24/2023  5:01 pm
Perhaps Macrinus, with Diadumenian, Bonus Eventus reverse.
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2 Ancient Bronze Coins. Genuine Or Fake?
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Old Post Posted 05/21/2023  12:42 pm
You are correct. Both are tourist fakes. Neither is a "dangerous" fake - both are easy to spot.
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Ancient, Not Id, Small Bronze Coin
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Old Post Posted 05/21/2023  11:36 am
There are lots of similar ones in the fake reports, and they occasionally show up in threads here at CCF. (Some examples below.) As our member MartiVltori states in one of the threads, "...this Lucius Verus with the chariot reverse is an extremely common tourist replica and as far as I know is not even based on a legitimate example."

http://goccf.com/t/431590
http://goccf.com/t/234965
http://goccf.com/t/413667
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Ancient, Not Id, Small Bronze Coin
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Old Post Posted 05/21/2023  09:20 am
Resembles a well-documented fantasy/fake of Lucius Verus.
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Need Help Iding Unidentified Greek Bronze
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Old Post Posted 05/18/2023  10:02 am
Joe is fast on the draw this morn. Beat me to it.
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Need Help Iding Unidentified Greek Bronze
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Old Post Posted 05/18/2023  10:01 am
Possibly from the Brettii, Bruttium, with Ares obverse and Athena reverse.
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My First Animal On A Coin.
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Old Post Posted 05/15/2023  9:12 pm
Great write-up as usual, and interesting coin. What an odd rendition of a bull. Looks more like the love child of a horse and monkey.
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Ancient Greek Coin To Identify - Another Puzzle
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Old Post Posted 05/14/2023  12:32 pm
Tough one. Have you looked at hippocamps?
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Three Ancients From Frames; Authenticity, Attribution, And Restoration Help Please! (3)
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Old Post Posted 05/13/2023  1:32 pm

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Are you seeing anything concerning?


I believe the coins you posted today are all authentic. No issues.
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Three Ancients From Frames; Authenticity, Attribution, And Restoration Help Please! (2)
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Old Post Posted 05/13/2023  12:35 pm
Visible parts of obverse legend suggest IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS
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Three Ancients From Frames; Authenticity, Attribution, And Restoration Help Please! (3)
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Old Post Posted 05/13/2023  12:31 pm
The monogram above the galley prow looks like the ligate VAL of Valerius, 169-158 BC.
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Three Ancients From Frames; Authenticity, Attribution, And Restoration Help Please! (1)
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Old Post Posted 05/13/2023  11:49 am
Certainly authentic.

First resembles Marcus Aurelius, but I'm no Roman expert. Others will contribute, I'm sure. Providing a close-up of the remaining obverse legend would be helpful.

I think I can see IMP CAES M ANT GORDIANVS on the second. Perhaps Gordian III?

Providing a shot of the reverse of the Janus would be helpful. Is it a galley prow?
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Help In Identifying This Bird?
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Old Post Posted 05/07/2023  2:11 pm
It's an eagle from, probably, a Roman Provincial. I suspect it's from Moesia Inferior given the stance and rendition of the talons, maybe from Marcianopolis like these:
https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/7.2/1461
https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/6/1466
...or, maybe, Tomis, like:
https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/7.2/1750
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