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Why? Because they are humans and humans have been doing that since forever. Like these Old Norse runes in Hagia Sophia which reportedly translate to: Halfdan was here.

Thank you, @Ocatarinetabellatchitchix Just PMed you.

A hockey puck copper drachm of Ptolemy IV Philopator. Alexandria mint. Diameter 40mm, weight 68.37 g Catalogue: Svoronos 1125; Sear 7841

It's because of coins. In accordance with Polish folk beliefs, coins were placed inside of mouths of the dead. I'm Polish though, so you might think that's a bit of cheating on my part for knowing the cultural context.

Crazy, considering that the copyright belongs to the person who made the photo. Unless their terms of use specify that you grant copyright to the site owner by uploading, which is wrong on many levels.

I'm so glad that the recent... events apparently haven't noticeably affected the hammer prices. Hope you are satisfied @Barnaba6

Here's mine. Julius Caesar, 44 BC, denarius (moneyer P. Sepullius Macer), Rome mint, weight 3.40 g, diameter circa 20 mm, catalogue: Crawford 480/10; provenance: Ex Naumann 60/2017 lot 390 Obv: Laureate head of Caesar right; legend: CAESAR DICT·PERPETVO Rev: Venus standing left, holding small Victory in right hand and a sceptre in left hand, shield at the bottom; legend: P·SEPVLLIVS MACER Of course, I also own this beautiful EID MAR.

It's making its way into the mainstream. https://sports.yahoo.com/one-world-most-expensive-coins-220000467.html

Menelik II of Ethiopia. 1 birr, circa 1900; silver; diameter: 40 mm, weight circa 28 g.

Weird, considering both how explosive the story is in the collector circles and that it even made it way into the mainstream press.

Has Roma made any official statement regarding the situation?

Nah, regular Ptolemaic coin.

Aye. I bought from them and got the coin without problems (not counting shenanigans from custom services in my country). But there was a weird letter inside.

Aurelian's As. Notable as one of the last ases ever minted. Rome mint, weight 6.29 g, diameter 25 mm. RIC V 80

I don't think we have enough sources to say either way with any certainty. However, the fact that Constantinopolean follises were counterstamped in Sicily and the relative scarcity of finds of regional coinage outside of their places or origin may suggest that the Empire operated as a collective of closed monetary systems. The fact that after Justinian's reconquest the empire consisted of a few disjointed land blocks might have encouraged this tendency. A trader or traveler from one part could've been required to have their coins exchanged or counterstamped when entering another province.

King Louis, you say?

Sestertius; Maximinus Thrax; circa 235-236 AD; weight 19.00 g; Catalogue: RIC IV 43c; Rome mint. Obv: Bust of Maximinus right, laureate, draped and cuirassed, IMP MAXIMINVS PIVS AVG around Rev: Draped Fides standing front head left between SC, holding military standard in each hand, FIDES MILITVM around

I believe this should go the other way. One has to prove that this coin was made in antiquity.

Because extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence, this alone would rule out Sponsian's authenticity. One coin is far too little for that, even one that would actually look plausible. But this coin is not plausible, it's dubious to say the least. It looks like an inept forgery, as if someone with only a passing knowledge of Roman coinage made a fake to fool some rich sucker.

Updated the link. Took the opportunity to paste in a few more memes.

Shipping to my country. I'll have to skip this.

Post your coins from that fascinating pocket Empire, truly the last remnant of a dying world. Empire of Trebizond, Manuel I Megas Komnenos, 1238-1263 AD, silver asper, weight 2.83 g, diameter circa 20 mm; catalogue: Sear 2601 Obv: Saint Eugenius standing facing holding long cross; legend: ΟΑΓΙ ЄVΓЄΝΙO Rev: Manuel standing facing holding labarum and akakia, crowned by manus Dei above right; legend: ΜΝΛ ΟΚΗ

Post your coins from that fascinating breakaway quasi-Empire. This is my first and so far only coin minted under Palmyrean rule. Because of the bust of Aurelian, it was obviously minted in the short period between Aurelian's ascension but before Palmyra broke any formal links with Rome. Antoninianus of Aurelian/Vabalathus. 271/272 AD, Antioch, Officina A, catalogue: RIC 381, A. Love the large silvering remaining.

Here's my only Spanish imperial.

"Victory" is described sometimes as angel on coinage of later emperors, especially since the figure was thoroughly Christianized in its imagery by the addition of crosses. At best, Victory was conflated with a Christian angel. I intentionally used the phrase "unambiguously pagan" when describing the coin with Tyche.