Normally unsold lots are for a reason - overpriced/nasty. Sometimes worth a shot though. I can only imagine this Syracuse bronze put bidders off...
By decent shape I'm assuming VF. Short answer - Aureus Antoninus Pius, Solidi Valentinian. Covers both ends of the empire & reasonably affordable.
This arrived yesterday. It is an example of why you need to look outside the popular auction venues - such as CNG, Roma & Leu et al, since...
The keys show it was minted under the authority of Archbishop Savage at York, date 1504-9 according to Coins of England. Three varieties...
As it stands, 2022 so far has been pretty quiet. My last was from CNG 512 - and is possibly the most knackered example they have handled. The...
½ Penny (Wellington Peninsular token to Salamanca) - Lower Canada – Numista
Which since it's out of copyright can be found here: #6 - Anglosachsiska mynt i Svendka kongliga myntkabinettet funna ... - Full View | HathiTrust...
If you log into MA Shops & pull up the 'My MA' page, underneath the summary of bought items should be 'Watched categories' - delete action on the...
Having a closer look, probable BD on the Ob near IMP, and few other spots here & there I don't much like the look of. Needs some work looks like.
In clarification, the legends started at 1h on the seller image 'PACE PR...', my image has the reverse rotated 180 degrees so they start at 7h as...
This coin came recently from LAC, described as 'retrograde legends'. Since the legends started at 1h, a 180 rotation made it clear the legends...
With regard to the OP, this is just a bad fake. My first impressions of many of the recent offerings from the new entries into the auction market...
Too many really. I just roll my eyes at most of the auction listings. The fractional pieces are more interesting and circulated locally - but...
Some very nice coins here - but prices in 2021 currently ensure I won't get my second aureus. This one is out of CNG 222 in 2009, and rates as a...
In a similar vein, and from the same period. Issued for the colony of freed slaves in Freetown, Sierra Leone. Borrowing design elements as well....
There are some pretty small ancient coins - with weight accuracy about 2x above that which was possible in the 17thC (c0.2g). Lost techniques no...
Well, I never set out to collect the set - it just eventually happens. I'll call this the year of the last emperor and the 2 hopefuls. My only...
With this coin the surface rating on the slab is bizarre, surfaces and everything else look reasonably good. As for edge filing - from the...
The Macellum dupondius can always count on being pricey. This example is of the transitional type, GERM obverse while the reverse lacks the...
The most realistic portraits seem to occur in the earlier issues - later coins become less humanised - depicting the head of state as it were....
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