It does open up opportunities to acquire nice coins at reasonable prices for astute buyers and bidders. That's a nice owl for 340 BP. I think...
Donna, it seems that you have two countermarks on the reverse, one on the owl's breast, and the other in the field to its right. The latter...
While going through the boxes I found an old purchase from Imperial Coins and Antiquities, David Michaels proprietor. That must have been back in...
A wonderful coin! I especially like the style and good centering.
As with any ancient coin, the more detail the better, especially the prevalence of irregular flans, off-center strikes, die engraving of varying...
I'll settle for a goat. At least I can get some milk.
Honestly I don't know. The price seems very high, perhaps due to the legible Paleo Hebrew on the reverse? Perhaps it is a rare variety? There...
I not really familiar with the bronze coins of the first revolt, but to give you a relative gage in terms of grade and price, here are a couple of...
Thanks I'm going to leave the coin alone. I think it has had enough "intervention".
That's a nice assortment at a price that's hard to beat. I've only purchased one group lot of Roman imperial coins from Roma, my other e-sale...
This follis is quite encrusted, with rough surfaces. It has been a difficult coin to photograph, and I am not sure if the Ren Wax treatment has...
I just want to give CT members a heads-up regarding shipments from Germany to the US by Deutsche Post. April 20, 2021 "Merchandise shipments for...
I picked up a few Artuquid AE dirhams as post auction lots in the Roma 81 E-Sale. I also won one during that auction: Artuqids of Mardin, Quth...
The Hellenistic style of the second through first centuries BC is certainly reflected in the new style tetradrachm coinage of Athens: [ATTACH]...
That's a really cool, great find! Congratulations! I don't have anything unique - that's a really high bar to clear. My usual bar is set at...
Those are remarkable and rare examples! Here's my 1 1/2 marks coin of Erik XIV. I've had this coin for decades, stored in the Henry Christensen...
A beautiful coin!
A stunning coin. Good find!
I'm afraid all those syncopations will cause my joints to pop off like fireworks at Chinese New Year while I try to dance! Happy birthday Al and...
Thank you I was also struck by the similarity of the Lihyan architecture and the architecture developed by the Nabataeans at Petra. It seems...
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