Is it also reasonable to believe that: 1. Dies used for gold coins would have longer life, due to the softness of the metal, and 2. If aureii dies...
That’s great to hear @Sulla80 ! I recognize the feeling. Nothing better than when the pre-bid holds. I haven’t engaged in the Alexandrian...
[ATTACH] I got this lot in the mail 5-6 weeks ago. 75$ plus shipping. Shipping was expensive, but still cheap books. :) I didn’t really know what...
Do you recommend getting the Numismatic Fine Arts catalogs? Are they useful, or just eye candy?
I haven’t spent a lot of time on any of them yet, really. The one I’ve looked at most is Grueber, but I find Crawford so much easier to use. I...
[ATTACH] I like old books, just like many of you guys:) This year I have come across some nice book lots in auction, many of them pictured here....
Interesting question, and I agree with the above: die damage. From the rest of the coin, this looks like it’s happened early in the life of the...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] I have these two dry, crackpot siliquae that I’m quite fond of. Especially Constans with a large flan is a beautiful coin. I’m...
We keep talking about a dying hobby and a future with fewer collectors. I have always agreed with this analysis. Yet, ancient coins catch higher...
In Norway, there’s only one coin shop where they know something about ancient coins, and that’s a mid-high end coin shop in Oslo, the capital. I...
Here’s a theory. :) [ATTACH]
Thank you, and congratulations to you too! It was my first NAC coin too, which also will complete my 12 C’s set in silver :) Looking forward to...
I’ll buy popcorn and the catalog and watch you go.
So this was kind of a NAC for the plebs, then? Good for kazuma78, Romancollector and me. :D
Oh wow.....That’s a lovely coin. And nice provenance too. Congrats! :)
Glad to hear that, and looking forward to seeing it!
Do you think they have postponed the really high end coins until floor auctions are possible again? (I’m not in the market for those, just curious...
Yes, exactly. Other recent auctions have had surprisingly high prices on more common material, that’s what I meant to say.
You know this market better than me, then. I have not had an interest in AE coins from the republic so far. But do I understand you right; the...
Hi Barry. I have noticed quite a few of this type in autions the last months, but I haven’t looked at them thoroughly. Is this a «new epidemic»,...
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