There are certainly conservation experts who restore such things for museums, dealers, and private collectors. You might want to ask around for a...
Where in Hispania is that one from?
Tiberius, AE As, 14-37 AD, Hispania Tarraconensis, Turiaso Mint [now Tarazona, Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain], M. Pont. Marsus and C. Mari. Vegetus,...
Has there ever been an angrier face on a coin than his? [ATTACH]
Oh, for the days when every big department store had a coin counter! Of course, department stores themselves are kind of a dying breed.
The ruble doesn't go nearly as far as it used to these days. No Roma for me this time. But I have a few coins in tomorrow's CNG auction on my...
I thought at first that you were going to say that you picked it up on the beach. That would have been quite a find! Anyway, I see that your...
Beautiful coins.
Then I suppose this type, based on the Scaurus/Hypsaeius, qualifies as well: Roman Republic, Aulus Plautius, AR Denarius, 55 BCE, Rome mint. Obv....
Here's a recent purchase that I just wrote up: Faustina II [Junior] (wife of Marcus Aurelius & daughter of Antoninus Pius), AE Obol, Alexandria,...
Thank you. I guess that technically, then, the 1870 sovereign I asked about -- with a reverse apparently used from 1855-1870 (according to my 1988...
Sounds fascinating, but likely way beyond my ability to comprehend. Is there a difference between a Marxian and a Marxist?
He has 900+ gold coins, I believe. So more than 30 for every one of mine. Which is why I said mine was a relatively tiny collection! But it's not...
A lot? Talk to @panzerman!
Then what's that coin in my tray that I describe as "Victoria AV Sovereign (Australia, Sydney) 1870, KM 4 (Rev. Crown over AUSTRALIA within...
I might be at least a little bit wary of the Roma coin: I'm not really qualified to judge, but it does look rather like this series of forgeries...
Did Australia also mint 2- and 5-pound coins?
750 GBP would be an amazingly low price if it really went for anything close to that!
Wow. Fantastic! I've never had any Latin American gold. I've never owned a 5-pound British coin either. I did once have several 2-pound coins, the...
In the Ancients Forum, at https://www.cointalk.com/threads/a-new-solidus-valentinian-i.394127/, I recently posted my grand total of five ancient...
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