I am planning to set up a living trust some time this year. I think the entire collection will be donated to either Stanford or the ANS. This...
Wow, those coins are super corroded. The six coins from that lot look nice, but Roma really shouldn't sell a bunch of slugs like the others. I...
This is a good opportunity to roll out a few imitation Owls. These are new, photographed today. 1. Eastern Imitation tetradrachm, 14.25 grams....
That's a good point, Victor. I did contact Ars regarding this coin and today I sent them the photo. I am not sure if soaking the coin to...
Nice tetradrachm, Shea19! I only have on coin of Galba. I used to own a rather corroded sestertius, but it was sold many years ago. This is an...
Nice catch! Yes, at the time of purchase the cost, with the buyer's fee and currency conversion can appear to be too high, but that's a very nice...
That is a truly massive hoard. Not only are coins from that hoard flooding the market, but still bringing healthy to mind-boggling prices, coins...
That's a beautiful Owl sold by HA, but at $9,000, plus buyer's fee I assume, that's way up there where there's hardly any oxygen. There are...
Do you have a link to the $9K Owl? Thanks
Nice owl, Al! I think the possible Eastern type owl is a good way to start. There will be plenty of opportunities to acquire a bonified Athenian...
Thank you for the link to the NY Times article. I certainly abhor the looting of cultural sites and museums. They are criminal acts not only...
Yes, the Owl on the reverse is very nicely detailed and of somewhat higher relief when compared to other mass production tetradrachms. The...
A lovely Owl!
Here's an update on the saga with US Customs at JFK Airport, where their TIER / Special Operation Unit is detaining a Qatatban tetradrachm that...
Yes, there was some "grade inflation" on the part of Ars, but I am more interested in determining whether or not this con came from Athens or...
You could very well be correct. I've read, from different sources, that the only way to validate whether a plated owl is through die match with...
Back in November 2018, I purchased an imitative owl from Ars Coins of Vienna, via MA Shops. The coin was described as a Pharaonic Kingdom...
Thanks for the information. A sizeable hoard of these coins was uncovered in 1994. I know that these tetradrachms and minor denominations have...
So, the value is over $,2500. My shipment's value, assuming that Athena used the purchase amount, is $400. So, it seems to me that the letter is...
I just got off the line with Canada Post. They do not have any forms related to items being detained by US Customs, so my next step is to contact...
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