There used to be Dutch auctions on ebay several years back. You would see a mixed lot of coins at a fixed single price and then watch them drop.....
Same dies? [IMG]
My first coin shown above is the only one I am convinced can be read as a COS II without needing a die match.
The Alexandrian Mars type is one of my favourites. So much so that I have somehow acquired multiples.... Obv:– IMP CAE L SEP SEV PERT AVG,...
I went what I thought was strong on three coins, missed one by a long way and watched others like the Minerva owl with eyes agog. The II C / BONI...
I had great hopes of spending some of my reserve funds at the recent CNG Electronic Auction 475, featuring the McAlee collection of eastern mint...
That is a great shout. Hadrian Ae AS Obv:- IMP CAESAR TRAIAN HADRIANVS AVG, Laureate bust right with drapery on far shoulder Rev:- [PONT MAX ]TR...
And I mean a challenge. I bought a small mixed lot in order to get a particulr coin and this was in the mix. I hate not being able to narrow...
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I only have two relevant coins to share. Both L. Papius. This one is UGLY. I bought it for the scoop...... Obv:– Head of Juno Sospita right,...
I am still confused by much of this.... Do you believe that it is common practice for an auction house to waive fees to dealers? It is not...
I am bemused by much of what I have read in this thread. I am a collector and not a dealer. I would normally expect a typical collector to...
That's Rome. This is my Laodicea.... ex Roger Bickford-Smith Collection, ex Barry Murphy, ex Forvm AC [IMG]
I had a package from a French dealer opened with a knife and the contents stolen. The dealer used to use a rubber stamp with the dealership name...
Here are a few of mine:- Constantius Gallus Obv:– DN FL CL CONSTANTIVS NOB CAES, Bare, bust draped and cuirassed right Rev:– FEL TEMP -...
I think everyone probably heard the clanging sound as my jaw hit the floor.... what fascinating stuff....
Constantius Gallus - AE3 Obv:– DN CONSTANTIVS IVN NOB C, Bare, bust draped and cuirassed right; A behind bust Rev:– FEL TEMP REPARATIO, Soldier...
Magnia Urbica AE Antoninianus. Obv:– MAGNIA VRBICA AVG, Draped bust right on crescent, hair brushed in straight lines, plait carried up the back...
Hadrian denarius Obv:- HADRIANVS AVG COS III P P, laureate head left Rev:- SALVS AVG, Salus standing right, patera in right, scepter in left,...
Those are nice.... Nicer than mine. [IMG]
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