Perhaps I should continue. Beside keeping them in my collection I use my coins for two other purposes The first as teaching tools. I do seminars...
In reply to Doug Smith. Overall it was the grade and I liked the portrait. The reverse was a bit more off center than I would have normally liked...
About 4 years ago I made a major change in how I collect. Before I had ambitions to give my coins to a museum and so I tended to buy a large...
I would not be too optimistic about a sudden price drop. I have noticed that despite the large numbers of electrum hektes that have been entering...
My first Aureus was a Pius as well. The year 1991 and I was on a three week trip to Europe. I just spent a week in Italy (mostly in Rome) and was...
I usually defer to the dealer as to the method of shipment. One I have done business with one that sends the coins in regular mail. However, with...
I like the Provincial tetradrachm minted during the Roman Imperial period and I have one of Elagabalus Prieur 267[ATTACH]
In reply to dougsmit. Yes these reverses are also paired with "Milan" obverses. The only two I have are of the Rome/ Milan combination. There are...
This is a second one Rome obverse "Milan" Reverse PIETAS AVGG[ATTACH]
Here is an example of one of these Rome mint obverses and "Milan" mint reverses The Obverse reads IMP. CAE. C. VIB. TREB. GALLVS AVG. Reverse is...
The issues struck at the so called Milan mint of Gallus had one major problem. The big problem was the number of muled coins with the obverse...
I saw this cartoon some years ago.[ATTACH]
Perhaps my worst experience was with a coin I had bought from Nomos. I bought it in their November Auction in 2017. It was shipped with the...
Not quite a year ago I bid on an Alexander II Zabinas tetradrachm which was in a Heritage Auction (in April?) I remember bidding $3000 on it and...
I more or less decide whether or not I'm interested in a coin when I see the picture. After that I may look at the posted grade more as a...
I am not so sure. The ancient coin market especially the Greek is rather small and can be affected greatly by a few individuals with very deep...
I have one of Domitian and one of Vespasian as well[ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I have always loved the sakos type Syracusian tetradrachms but have never been able to purchase one as they are very often in less than ideal...
I got interested in the series and noticed that after the EPHE group there were two groups the star group and the star annulet O issue. I thought...
I am also a footnote in RIC II page 44 note 39
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