Incitatus coins

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Incitatus coins

As Coin Update viewers know, I collect and consign ancient coins. I know telltale signs of counterfeit and novelty coins as well as authentic strikes. For instance, many ancient fakes are cast rather than struck. To cast a coin, the counterfeiter creates a mold and then pours molten metal into it. While some bronze ancients were cast, most Roman and Greek coins were struck, or hammered with an engraved die into the metal. You can usually see flow lines from those strikes, especially on high-grade coins. Rims often leave tell-tale signs of forgeries. Poor cast fakes leave seams on the rims from the obverse and reverse molds. Counterfeiters often smooth rims to delete those seams. But in doing so, they also leave evidence as many ancients have die cracks that should traverse the rim. I always inspect rims closely, not only for evidence of seams, but also for how genuine ones look. Look at the difference between a cast rim of a fake with seam left and a genuine one right. As I noted in a previous Coin Update post , the eBay seller who sold me the fake sea turtle coin did not include a photo of the rim, which would have been a giveaway. I sent the coin back for a refund as soon as I saw the rim. When you know the weight in grams of a coin, you can check what they should be for the denomination on sites such as Wildwinds or All Your Coins databases.

However, I still derive a lot of fun determining the attribution of late Roman bronze coins, which numerically represent by far the largest part of my collection of Incitatus coins coins. Gecko: You need not worry about fakes with ancient coins as a beginner, if you go about it the right way, incitatus coins.

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Incitatus was the prized stallion of emperor Caligula. Very few people know that he is actually capable of full speech. He was later killed along with a group of Pandai by the Meliai. Caligula was said to have tried to elect Incitatus as part of his consul while dressing him up in senatorial purple. He also rode his horse across a bridge of boats on the bay of Baiae to prove what a roman astrologer said was wrong regarding him becoming emperor. When Caligula opened a palace at the base of Palatine Hill, Incitatus pulled his golden chariot then was led to the hors d'oeuvres table.

Incitatus coins

Log in or Sign up. Coin Talk. Fairly graded, thoroughly identified, expeditiously posted, and carefully packaged. I got this coin in under a week. And no, I get no kickbacks from this dealer. Just appreciate the service.

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A seller had a coin for sale on Ebay way below market value. Usually good detail and lifelike detail. Draft saved Draft deleted. Just keep all of the documentation if you do this. TypeCoin , Jan 22, The prices tend to be fair, and sometimes a relative bargain shows up. Yes, VCoins is in general trustworthy. DonnaML , Alegandron , Bing and 1 other person like this. Privately I was a little disappointed that it took a week to post because I'm really eager to get the coin. I like it too. Avoid any sale that is too good to be true.

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