https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=sasanian&srsltid=AfmBOoojeygWop_7I7AHsjtWUOwQmEecC6R8Llz7cBmtC0TYDU5kBEWr unfortunately...
The seller you bought from seems to value his coins highly and the price reflects it. Below is a similar example that I sold for 1/3. Plus the AU...
A hoard means that the coins were deposited on purpose; while a single coin is most likely accidentally deposited.
this looks like the first one-- https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces47441.html this is close to the second one--...
SMNB stands for Sacred Money from Nicomedia (from workshop B) I have over a dozen rulers from Diocletian (A.D. 294) to Valentinian III (A.D. 425-...
I forgot to add the more usual depiction for comparison. Also from Crispus from Nicomedia [ATTACH] Crispus A.D. 324-325 19mm 3.1gm FL IVL...
I got this coin because of the fancy pteruges (Greek for feathers); which are the strips on the shoulders. They are added defense and decoration...
a better picture from the video [ATTACH] https://www.reddit.com/r/AncientCoins/comments/1l95asm/video_of_athenian_tetradrachm_with_test_cut/
Also, how is coin a cast with a test cut? The test cut would have had to been made after casting. The eye doesn't look right...what? So now it is...
Do the commenters on reddit have more experience than Paul Landsberg and Tom Wood of Ephesus Numismatics?
Unfortunately not...my focus is the Constantinian period.
Maybe because it's actually a good deal...maybe it's a rare type that infrequently shows up...maybe you collect specific things and have to buy...
You can find a few examples online that sold--...
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