Hmmm... I guess the subtle, tongue-in-cheek nature of my post in this thread flew well under the radar...
Well, we all have our burdens we must bear... ;-) Mine comes in the form of a favorite Nero reverse that's slightly double-struck: [ATTACH]...
The key word in the above sentence is "investment." If you're really looking at ancient coins as an investment rather than a hobby, then you'll...
Disclaimer: I'm not overly knowledgeable about Greek coins, although I've viewed many of them both online and in catalogs. When looking at the...
My advice about magnifiers would be the same as my dealer provided to me -- a good quality, large field 5X magnifier is the most versatile and...
Just be sure YOU don't end up being that client by buying too many coins!
This is my preference as well. The original cleaning was an improvement since, well, gunk is gunk, and the cleaned coin clearly shows the...
The Galba in particular is an excellent portrait on a small coin. As Dougsmit has pointed out, Galba's bronzes -- much larger canvases -- might...
[ATTACH] Be aware that these types of posts might lead to violins in the streets!
I have that catalog, and it appears that the entire Luc Girard collection of AES is contained in it. It is, in fact, the auction at which I...
I had a similar experience in the NAC auction where I set an artificially low bid on an Augustus / Agrippa denarius in order to use more of my...
Yep, good point. You never know which coins end up not being paid for and then are consigned to an immediately future auction. This particular...
Looking forward to seeing this coin. That entire year (68 AD) is rife with plots, subplots, and a lot of inaccurate history that even to this day...
Of course not. See my private message.
I couldn't agree more about the period of the 12 Caesars and its place in history, as well as the emperors themselves. As I've written before,...
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