It's green because it's been in the ground and has a patina. Thracian provincials are well-known for having rich green patinas (as well as 'blue'...
I'm hoping that it will arrive. I'm 0/1 with ordering American coins, registered mail. I would have chosen 1st class, but he didn't have that...
That's an attractive patina and that's quite an impressive array of coins of Gordian III.
Very cool! I haven't been to HJB since about 2000, but I remember the fun. [ATTACH] Class A2 Anonymous Follis - S 1813 - DOC A2.14, (34mm,...
I noticed the same thing...
Yeah, these would have been a major upgrade to mine. At least they would have had comic value. That's quite interesting how fakes have progressed.
I bought maybe 100-200 uncleaneds in 2004. I don't think I had luck with a single one, although they seemed to be genuine uncleaneds. I used the...
Those are nice additions. I especially like the Philip tetradrachm.
That's pretty cool! The Bavarian collector would have loved the coin forums.
Here's another one from the recent bulk lot, which I acquired as a stress-reliever, to go through an attribute them, just for the fun of it. I...
I've never been a heavy denarius buyer, but I can give an example of Domitian Minerva denarii (I like those, and I look.) A decrepit/uncleaned...
I'd say the decrepit or low-end ones haven't changed that much. One can still find decrepit Severus or Severus Alexander denarii for $20 (takes a...
Ok. I was a bit fooled. Usually the ones of Tiberius II and the early Maurices are of big, klunky style. This...
This was a part of a low-grade lot of Byzantines, mostly large coins. At under $3 a coin, it was a pretty good deal. Here's one of the more...
Acquiring a gold coin is always a milestone. 'Coingrats'! It is certainly better than any of my few examples.
Here's some random examples of my uncleaned Khrusru drachms: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
For those who don't know, Khrusru II took advantage of Phocas usurping the ROman/Byzantine throne, and he advanced the Persian borders to almost...
I somehow missed this thread. Welcome to the wonderful world of Sasanian numismatics. NGC certainly did not do a good job of centering the coin...
All three of Victor's coins are delightful. I love coins of Vaballathus, especially the Alexandrian issues. I forget the episode now, but one of...
I haven't sold a coin since the 90's, so if it's a sale from me, it's FAKE. The Romans had a much better justice system than we do. They had...
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