Maybe if all you are counting is Triton sales the prices could be that high...
What Roman Provincial has an average price of $300? They must be pretty nice ones...
This example has remarkably fine style for this issue! John
Very interesting, I have never heard of these before. It must have taken some time to find all of them. John
Cool coin and nice write-up. It is great when you can link coins to historical figures and places. John
It is not about rarity or value. Multiple countries have seized common coins and then made a big deal about looted coins being returned to their...
A nice haul of coins! Getting a nice Greek for that price is very good. John
That is a great coin, I had to laugh out loud at the selfie stick with an iPad on it. John
I will post pictures when I get a chance, but overall I have been successful with most of the coins I have treated. Light, surface BD took 3...
Good luck! I have been burned too many times with group lots.... John
A few years ago the CNG coin shop sold a group of EF tetrobols of Olynthos. They must have had 20 of them over a few months. I kept waiting for...
As Doug has wisely pointed out before, it is smart to pick up coins you want from a new group on the market while you can because often when the...
Terrence, It would be interesting to make a list of newly common coins. I remember back 20 years ago being told that Elis staters were very hard...
That follis is awesome. I am not an expert on Byzantine but I have never seen anything like it. John
Thanks TIF!
There are some good threads here for learning about forged ancient coins. Maybe someone has the links to the beginner thread posted here last year?
Remember that coins that may have been rare 20, 30, 50 years ago could be much more common today with the discovery of new hoards. This happened...
You have come a long way in your 8 years. I like your collection focus. It is an interesting and somewhat mysterious time in history. Keep it...
Sweet group! I think you have proven to be a serious collector and are off to a great start. John
Old Frederick needs to feed his chickens more protein. That one is a little scrawny looking. :-)
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