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It is, unfortunately, a replica of a Gordian III antoninianus. There is an exact match for it in the FORVM fakes database (unfortunately, you need a login to see it): https://www.forumancientcoins.co… (View Post)

While it may not be the most attractive of the three options, in terms of "coins that tell stories" I have to say I would lean towards the top one. As John Conduitt noted, that coin is from… (View Post)

We keep talking about "hoppers", as if that's a thing with proof coins. It isn't, really, not in the sense of a regular circulation coinage press gravity-feeding a bunch of blanks… (View Post)

I'd assume they would originally have had a mercury wash. This would have given the coins a realistic silvery appearance, but most of the mercury would then slowly evaporate away after a century… (View Post)

Indeed. The "knight in chain mail" design is unique to the Principality of Antioch; most Crusader State coin designs are quite derivative of Western European coin types. (View Post)