Take a look at both RIC 54 on this page http://wildwinds.com/coins/ric/gallienus/t.html <http://wildwinds.com/coins/ric/gallienus/t.html> The reverse matches...
Forgery? That would be cool. Does that make it valuable or worthless? -Michael ... Forgery? That would be cool. Does that make it valuable or worthless?...
Hi Mike! Some people collect forgeries.. especially ancient ones.. God Bless.. Jerry.. - Jerry Jones My Coin Store: http://www.AncientCoinStore.com My Blog:...
Mike, Ancient immatives, forgeries if you like, have similar value to the actual coin it tries to imitate. As Jerry said, some collectors focus on that...
Hi Friends and Clients, We have available for export 20kg uncleaned/unattributed ancient coins, very special, the entire hoard is 100% ancient coins, 0% junk: ...
The person depicted on this small coin looks like a cartoon character. I don't know where to start with it and was hoping it looked familiar to someone. ...
Nice photo Mike! The image does have a primitive quality about it.. God Bless.. Jerry.. - Jerry Jones My Coin Store: http://www.AncientCoinStore.com My Blog:...
There is a book called "Late Roman Bronze Coinage" by Carson, Hill & Kent that is extremely useful for these coins. It is not too expensive either . It...
Looks a little like Popeye's Olive Oil Stan In a message dated 2/7/2012 5:59:41 P.M. Central Standard Time, mhmyers@... writes: The person depicted on...
At first I was thinking a Valentinian III CONCORDIA AVGGG, but it doesn't quite match. I would say it is an imitation, but you won't be able to pin down the...
Hey I know that face on the obverse, it's Manuel a Marielito I met on 8th street. Kidding aside, its a very interesting coin! Â South West North Carolina...
I vote for Zeno, he was kinda goofy looking http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/ric/zeno/RIC_0914v.jpg ... Anyway, I would recommend the book to everyone and hope...
HI All,       Not an imitation at all, this is your friend and Rome's Avitus. http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/ric/avitus/t.html  Tom HI All, Not an...
If so, nice nice find! Darrell From: CoinZappers@yahoogroups.com [mailto:CoinZappers@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Thomas Albert Sent: Wednesday, February 08,...
I am not surprised it's R5. It would be easy to confuse the thing with a barbarous piece. But uncleaned lots are much like the blind squirrel story,...
Hi All,   These the most over looked group, most disregard them as barbaric, but the dies were way larger than the flans. Remember he was paying his...
I am plowing new ground as I approach backlinks but think I would like to use. There are many free backlinks and I would like to know your opinion, if you...
Hi All,       Yes, the Avitus pieces are almost always viewed as barbaric, mainly because how can a functioning state issue such crude coins? When...
What are backlinks (the second 9 holes at golf?).  Leo G. Hernandez 602-359-9628 “If people are good only because they fear punishment, and hope for a...
I have been cleaning romans for a few years now and at first I liked electrolysis because I got a few good results from using it but after a few years of...
Hi! I think you are doing precisely what all ancient coin cleaners should do, find what works for you. I suggest the following. When pick cleaning a coin...
I am posting this to both CZ and AP because I think it is important. You read all over about using "dental picks" to clean coins. While these work to some...
Mike, I use one of those picks....did not know they are called "Gracey Curettes". I bought a set of dental tools, that included the Gracey, at Harbor Freight...
