Thank you very much!
Like Finn says here, you will often notice that there may be great variation of the portraits, especially early in the rule of an emperor, or if...
[ATTACH] As the photo shows, this quadrans has some issues. That is not the real issue here, though, because both the coin and I can live with...
7$ wasn’t much to taint his reputation over. It seems a bit ireational. Nice coin, hope you get it for the price you were offered.
I have only one holed coin that wasn’t supposed to have a hole. I actually like best those who are supposed to have a hole, although a rogue hole...
I hope you reconsider, and rather get back access to the pages. Your site is a classic, and a good example of early internet work that reached...
You still complained about me not quoting you on the Boehringer 712 die break....
Congrats! A nice Claudius II. Very apropriate. And same here, by the way. I’m not sure that I’m 100% happy, because the target coin #1 got away,...
1. Resist the well established «oh, I like that one and it’s CHEAP!» reflex. 2. Save the money not spent for future purchases. 3. Tidy up the...
I often look for new venues, dealers and auction houses, as I’m a government employee and, by that, doomed to be a bargain hunter. I used to buy...
An interesting choice of coins and top ten. Photo work top class, of course. Thank you for showing, and happy new numismatic year!
The longest month of the year, I’m always looking forward to February first. :) [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Congrats on your first auction win! Buying at auctions is quite different from at a dealer. You often end up with your 3rd, 4th choice, and after...
Is it possible that this had to do with wether they were right/left handed? I have wondered about that with left/right facing portraits too, if...
It has ocurred to me too that Artemide sells a whole lot of problem coins thesedays. With a high starting bid, and little regard to the problems....
Considering who her grandson was, this is the perfect coin from Julia Maesa. Merry Christmas!
I’m sure you can get used to the idea. :)
Thank you for posting the Waterhouse painting, @Gallienus I have never seen it before, but now I did and it’s great. I find late Roman coins...
That’s a very beautiful sample of that type. Merry Christmas!
I like that one, Ryro. Congrats to you too!
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