I have no coins from the Black Sea region, but I have an insect coin, spirityoda: [ATTACH] That's a cicada in the upper left area of the reverse!
I posted my two Syracuse tetradrachms recently in the thread for Second Democracy issues. I have one other Syracuse, which was struck by Dionysios...
Oops, sorry FitzNigel. I'm so concerned with my own situation that I missed the "Agora" in your post. :banghead: Let's compare notes later, Greg,...
Not so much worried, but FRUSTRATED, as Zumbly says. I'm very disappointed and this experience will make me think twice before dealing with...
Like you, Greg, I make my payments immediately and wish to receive the coins promptly. But I'm having a similarly frustrating experience, my...
Actually, as Ardatirion stated, the fake will be returned to the consignor, who will undoubtedly wait awhile, then consign it to someone else....
For what it's worth: I have concerns about the safety of "Odysseus". In a frightening PM on May 20, he told of the prevalence of forgery workshops...
Yes, they are the same coin. Odysseus' blog lists the coin as being previously sold in CNG eAuction 367, lot 152 for $500 on a $150 estimate. Now...
Here is lot 55 in CNG eAuction 380: [IMG] http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=316944 and here is a forgery listed on Odysseus' blog...
Great coin, Steve-o! I have several MFBs, but have posted them before. Also, I recently posted a 2-part MFB thread.
ArtAncient used a carrier known as Parcelforce Worldwide: http://www.parcelforce.com/ My first coin shipped from Europe took 31 days to get here...
I am absolutely astounded at the speed with which this coin arrived. It was shipped from London last Thursday and arrived today...in FOUR DAYS,...
I'm with you, chrsmat71. No smart phone. I use a PC with a keyboard, mouse, and 23" monitor at 150% zoom. That way I can REALLY see the details on...
Me, too! A Bruttium didrachm described as "apparently unique and unpublished." I am working up something for a thread...
My father was full-blooded Swede and both his parents came to the US in the 1880's. My father died in 2005 and in 2014 my two brothers and I spent...
In a moment of weakness 2-1/2 years ago, I strayed out of Magna Graecia and won this stater with a nice pedigree. It was also in the BCD...
Thanks for posting your SPECTACULAR example, AncientJoe! Two other collectors have expressed surprise that ArtAncient would accept lesser offers....
I am pleased to have finally added a tetradrachm of this difficult city to the collection. This coin had been listed by ArtAncient of London on...
Very nice OP tetradrachm, Zumbly! I've always liked the sakkos type. My two Syracuse tetradrachms of the Second Democracy: [IMG] Struck c...
[ATTACH] From the Carosino Hoard, 1905, IGCH 1928. [IMG] From the Randazzo Hoard, Sicily, 1980, CH VII, 17, Plate 3, 50.
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