I recently purchased on ebay an antoninianus of Gordian III with reverse type FORT REDVX (last legend type for this emperor at the Rome mint). However, instead...
I would belive an engravers mistake is the most plausible reason, it is not uncommon to find anachronistic combinations of legend/type on reverses for this and...
Claude, I thing your third suggestion will be the correct explanation: the type was mislabeled by engraver's error. I would be very interested to see an image...
Claude, I'm sure Curtis's explanation is correct. In cutting a die you always cut the type first, then fit the legend around it. If you're engaged in ...
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Jun 1, 2005 5:53 pm
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Look at ebay item 3977786545 (to end in a couple of hours). It is a fake Philip II tet. Caution ! Angel...
... It's good that you pointed out this scam. But it's not a new scam. It has been going on since July 2004 from a seller in Germany using the I.D.s antika99...
Claude's error coin proves that a FORT REDVX type was being struck simultaneously with Gordian III's VICTORIA AETERNA type, otherwise the error could never...
Hi all! I am wondering what your opinion about this coin is. Please take a look and comment on the coin. http://www.allegro.pl/show_item.php?item=53319841 ...
It doesn't look authentic too me. JoBar & Associates LLC. www.elysium-gallery.com ... From: "Kwinto" <kwinto@...> To: <moneta-l@yahoogroups.com>;...
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Jun 2, 2005 2:46 pm
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Hi all! How about this one from the same seller????????? http://www.allegro.pl/show_item.php?item=53085518 Thanks, Kwinto [Non-text portions of this message...
Dear Group, I am hoping for some assistance on finding material on Roman coins and their calendar. Whether it be suggestions of articles, books, specific ...
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Jun 2, 2005 3:11 pm
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Hi, To see the Carausius coins in my collection go to: http://www.marcantica.com/Carausius.html Carausius page in Dutch: ...
I'm sure Kwinto knows this, but some readers may have missed the fact that this coin purports to be a denarius. If it were genuine, it would be a rare and...
Hi again! One more thing. If you look closer at both coins (Trajan Decius and Olbia) you will see reddish coloration on the flan (Olbia obverse, T. Decius...
Hi All, As I remember a few weeks ago somebody asked about perserving an old coin book printed on acid paper. I have recently learned that a group at the...
Hi all! All auctions of this seller were closed by Allegro (Polish version of Ebay)......I think that this definitely proves my (not stated aloud) and others...
... Four of the coins that he describes as Celtic copies of Greek tetradrachms are in the style of Celtic/Thracian imitative Alexander drachms. He doesn't ...
Hi folks - I just want to draw your attention to the sellers protection policy that Paypal use. Essentially, I used to offer a choice of uninsured shipping or...
Not that I was aware of this policy, but when I sell on Ebay I use Delivery Confirmation from the Post Office. For my peace of mind, I feel it's worth the...
Ray and All, I think you must be careful relying on delivery confirmation. First, most carriers do not scan the item as received! This means that you have...
Thanks to Patrick Pasman's earlier report on Parthia-L, I have been able to obtain additional photos of a "Parthian weight" and posted them on the web page at:...
Here is one material that may be used on books or documents: http://www.gaylordmart.com/adblock.asp? abid=679&sid=DF2B2760929B4396BDFA24F5D2C87C ot tiny url:...
Dear Priscilla, A question on your terminology. Retrograde means that the letters are mirror image. Is that the case here? Or do they read correctly but the...
Still the more important question is "Does it meet PayPal's requirements?" I suspect that it does, but, I have not confirmed this. Anubody know this? Best...
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Jun 3, 2005 4:20 pm
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I just heard back from both the ANA and ANS. I had thought they didn't have Michael Mitchiner's 2004 book Ancient Trade and Early Coinage, but they both do...
One of the things I've been exploring lately is coinage earlier than Alexander's that he may have used as prototypes in creating his own. Some numismatists...
Hello fellow coin-aholics: Like many of us, I surf around the net, particularly on E-Bay trying to sniff out coins of interest, especially ones that may come...
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