Whenever you find one trapped in a slab. We call possession of a coin "In-hand" for a reason.
Well, I did it. I finally did it. I found myself an affordable Majorian that's in decent shape, good shape, even, it turns out, with the whole...
Yes, we can. There has never been an Eudocia found for this type. She has a type of her own with very similar devices (though struck exclusively...
My singular example of Valentinian III from Constantinople. Found the original listing-pic. [ATTACH] Only the "ON" on-flan. & you never know,...
I managed to score a new coin, struck by Theodosius II in the name of Valentinian III, that I'm pretty excited about. It's an anepigraphic cross...
That is an exceptional example. Congrats!
I had one of those weeks where a few auctions you're in all close in a bunch. I got the 3 lots I really wanted, 2 are coins that were on my "list"...
Yup, a cheaper uninsured option, £10 sounds right. Asked about it before bidding even. Then the only option was something more expensive than the...
Oh, dang it, you're right. I forgot these were issued for Lucius II (& Licinius I think). Yeah the legend fits as is. So not tooled or altered....
So, I recently had a 2nd, out of 2, kind-of sketchy experience with the same Auction House, through Biddr but not involving them. The lot in...
196 is its referance number in RIC VII (I didn't 2X chk if that's correct & posts above say it isn't, I just mean that's what the seller is trying...
I've used it on some Byzantine Folles that had similar surfaces. I had similar results, at first. Didn't take long for the green to come back,...
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