The top one's the one I'm referring to.
One could get a halfway decent Nero as or dupondius, or a Hellenistic AR Tetradrachm in fine. Or five pretty nice Sassanian Persian silver...
That stinks. Can't they just package it as a small package? Or are small non-coin packages taxed? Dumb rules are rife to be broken. Because of...
I do. Some use open trays.
I did try a search, but perhaps I didn't use the right terms. Have there been any informative threads about the common SPES (usually lightweight)...
I've evolved to wanting quality over quantity. I'll still go for various rare or expensive types in decrepit condition (i.e. coins which would be...
The style kind of looks like my first mail order coin, a similar Carausius from Allen Berman.
Yay! How did you do it? I have a few tombs, but I'm not good at hands on stuff, and I'm afraid of damaging the coins.
Some of the vcoins dealers offer small lots of cleaned coins. examples:...
Wow, great find and great job! I'll echo the sentiments about the patina. I sure wish my uncleaneds turned out like that.
Ick, I fell victim to the dreaded DHL phone number. I had ordered some coins via DHL Express (always did mail fromthat vendor before) last week,...
Nice!
I was thankful to finally have something which qualified. :wideyed:
[ATTACH] GP97579. Bronze tetrobol, Lorber CPE B275, Svoronos 505 (8 spec.), Weiser 28, SNG Milan 552, BMC Ptolemies -, SNG Cop -, Hosking -,...
It's certainly an interesting and pleasant Lucius Verus. Savoca's from Spain, aren't they? I guess they aren't hampered by the export permit...
I'll also add something; For me, the history came first before the coins. I already knew who most of the emperors were before the coins started...
David Van Meter's book is a great beginner's guide, and lists a lot of coins from Augustus to 476, and I think is still only $35. I think Forum...
Can someone bail me out and post an EF Roman coin, preferably raw? My example was a little iffy, and my photography's not going to improve...
True, DonnaML. Anyway, the slabs were a very thoughtful present from my dad. The local coin shop has a small array of ancients, sometimes NGC...
Didn't ancient historians claim that it silphium was wiped out on purpose, to avoid extra taxes? When I was choosing my Solidus of APsimar the...
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