There are no good resources online for attribution. The books all describe attribution points that help reduce the the potential variety down to...
Is that the obverse and reverse of Augustus with Agrippa Nemausus As I see in there. Do you have two?!?
Congrats!!! Did you get the variety attributed, it will make a huge difference in the value.
Never need an excuse to show new coins: Trebonianus Gallus (251-253 AD). Æ Sestertius (19.26 g). Rome. Obv. IMP CAES C VIBIVS TREBONIANVS GALLVS...
PMD. Without the clad layer the strike would be soft. Weight will confirm.
Stunning coin, congratulations!
Another really under appreciated point. Between buyers premium, wire transfer fee's, foreign exchange fees, and shipping, those 'cheap' auction...
Welcome to CT and to ancients in general. Your general question is a very good one, and it doesn't have an easy answer. I think most of us use...
Getting a bit off topic, but a couple of you may be interested, and it happens to be an area I am familiar with. When talking about and using...
I'm with you @Kirkuleez , I think the joy you get from a bag of gold outweighs the value of being careful with the material you are dealing with....
As long as you are not paying a premium for nice stuff, I don't think this type of storage is likely to affect the value.
Because he was arguably, with David Bowers, the most prolific numismatist of his generation. Personally, I dislike judging people's professional...
I saw mention in the post he received the ban, that there are 'points' we all have. Is there some way to see our points?
My thoughts, separate investing from collecting. Collect coins because you enjoy it, invest because there is a return. When you try to combine...
Welcome OP! When first started in this hobby I believe my first, maybe second, was a batch of 'Unsearched' rolls from ebay. I also did the coin...
Nearest I have is from Marcus Auerlius, minted under Antoninius Pius: Obv: AVRELIVS CAESAR AVG PII F COS II. Bareheaded bust right, with slight...
If you need this money in the short term, i.e. less than 1 year, I would take any upswing to sell. I would get in touch with a buyer and...
I'll quibble here and say that as far as type coins I tend to avoid late die stage examples. If one is collecting variety, or die stage...
Good luck! Can't wait to see it in the slab.
Any sense on why this is? The flan on mine is the thickest sestertius flan I have seen...
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