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Well, I guess that's a blues moment for me. I was really looking forward to getting a Caesar denarius. I was even willing to shell out $500 for it! I'm not really looking forward to gambling for a possible fake. I hope one will come on the market eventually that is $500 or less.

I recently got another Napoleon 5 francs. This one 1811-W has nice hair detail. Has old cleaning but nice details. They are plain but attractive when all the details are there.

The weight is low but it isn't alarming I seen a JC portrait coin being sold by eternitycoin on eBay that is 2.9 grams. I kind of have faith here that it's genuine. paxromanacoins.com is the sellers website

I did talk about the weight he said it's likely underweight due to being underground and the cleaning process He seems pretty reputable, he has his own online store outside of eBay. The dealer is based in Serbia. I know Bulgarian fakes are extremely convincing. He showed me pics of the edge as well and there is no sign of casting. None of his other coins strike me as fake either.

Was thinking of getting a Julius Caesar after saving up. I think this one looks authentic. The dealer said it was a metal detector find in Sirmium. It weighs 2.6 grams. It dates from 44 bc Jan-Feb It has a bankers mark on the obverse. Hope it's the real deal. My apologies for asking for so much help.

If it's a fake it looks not bad. The seller did not list the weight and diameter that is suspicious. Although I think it's cast.

A nice Marcus Aurelius denarius is up there for me. A really cool emperor. He is my favorite of the 5 good emperors tied with Trajan.

Wow a Cleopatra VII! No way! that's a big win for me. It's in great shape too!

I have this weird one I bought unattributed on eBay. I have no clue what's going on with poor Zeus he's a mutant. It's a Ptolemaic Egyptian bronze. I've not been able to identify it but it's a curious piece.

It's a weird one for sure. It is around 3 grams and has a diameter of 20mm around. There is a cornucopia mint mark. I tried to see something similar on this website but couldn't really find anything. It is likely a later piece Ptolemaic Bronze Denomination Series (ptolemybronze.com)

Were the workers at the mint drunk? It looks like Zeus sprouted a second head or is it supposed to look like this... What happened here? Lol Anyone have a clue on IDing it? It's around 20 mm btw

Theodosius I in armor with a boat reverse and an Allectus Quinarius with a galley reverse.

This one is cool it is from 66/67 AD and it is a Nero Egypt Tetradrachm. It is a dual portrait issue with Tiberius on the reverse. Overall an attractive coin. Nero had a lot of influence in Egypt so these coins are pretty common but interesting nonetheless. I like Roman Egypt coins for their lightly cartoonish style portraiture.

Alexander the Great Hemibol Macedonia lifetime issue. Song: Everybody wants to Rule the World by Tears for Fears

The Tyche I believe is late Roman republic early Roman imperial because of the style and lack of lettering on the obverse suggest it's closer to Greek coins. I think the figure on the reverse is Athena. I think it is from Syria. It's a tough one to ID but I picked it because of its nice patina and obverse. i greatly appreciate all the help I am getting!

I figured out the Hadrian Alexandria coin. The reverse is a sphinx. Pretty cool not disappointed! Thanks for the help and the other 2 will take some more research..

I had quite the trip to a coin show today overall I had a great time and got 10 ancients pretty good ones for $70. The highlight was the Nero denarius for $20 for me. The guy did not do his research! of the ten 2 are cappadocian drachmas, 1 is a hemidrachm coin of Alexander III, 1 is a Nero Provincial from Phyriga, 1 is a Victorinius with Pietas, the other 4 I need some help with... I can't ID the Roman provincial with Tyche I can't make out the reverse of the Hadrian Sestertius I think there is a shield and trident I hope it's an early Britannia! There is a nice Greek ancient with a horse and an off center Zeus? No clue Last, a Roman provincial from Antioch with Antoninus Pius? Not sure.

I entered on cointalk. I love the Claudius. It is so charming, and I like the reverse.

He is a popular seller. He has a lot of good ancients with interesting reverses. His stuff goes for reasonably healthy prices though. I try but always lose with snipe bids, max bids, as well as others.

It's okay I liked it but wasn't on my radar 100%. Still looking for a nice denarius of him

Oh wow I bid on this one. Taters Ancients on eBay right. It's a nice coin congrats!

Muse - Knights of Cydonia for this Lorraine coin from 1544-1545 has a neat sword and shield on it. Ready for battle

Perhaps it's a Chalkon from Thessaly. A lot of Greek bronzes have a similar weight and diameter. It's a cool piece

Hostillian Provincial from Viminacium 251 AD. Kind of rare and very ugly.

I posted my Caligula vesta a while back but there was this beautiful Capricorn reverse I saw on vcoins for $60 it had to be at least a vf. I had it on my watchlist until it sold around 3 months ago. I don't have too many provincials. They do come on vcoins but unfortunately not too often. Here is my Vesta example (the only readily avaliable Caligula imperial issue with his portrait). Eventually I'll get a provincial Caligula.