I collect ancient coins in case I time travel and need to buy a snack.
But he states that it is tooled sooooo he is kinda finding his way around it. I think that Lanz lost all his reputation that used to have. I think...
How can you tell it is fake? I am not very good with roman bronzes. He states also that it is tooled and somoothened.
Is the one you posted fake too? Lanz isn't supposed to be a good seller? I know he has in times some fakes here and there but this is extreme....
It was more of an observation. I was just wondering if some of his coins could be real or am I just missing something and probably all are fake....
I never ever stated on my post that I want to buy from him. I just find it strange that's all. I included this photo just for reference, I don't...
I came across a list in Facebook that lists supposedly fake sellers on ebay. https://m.facebook.com/fakeancientcoinssellersonebay/ I find it very...
So there is this very strange seller on ebay https://www.ebay.com/usr/aurelius1962 He seems kinda shady, saying he ships from Norway but he ships...
Thank you for the thread. Very interesting information.
I see. So if over 9gr it should be gold. Under should be electrum? Of course in aproximation always.
I am asking generally. I am not asking for this particular coin. So what about a stater weighting about 8gr? Would this be a closer to gold one?
I was wondering if anyone can tell me in aproximation how much gold is inside a Carthaginian electrum stater. Is it more gold than the Bosporus...
So I was wondering since ΙΔ stands for 14 what does the latin looking Lamda stand for in this Ptolemaic tetradrachms. Is it a type of control mark?
Hahaha. That's absolutely true.
No, with the buyers fee I think it goes around 210 euros.
So I participated in my fist live auction! It was very nice but I was carried away as most coins were out of my league and bid on this Tiberius-...
I am looking for a good quality old school wooden coin cabinet with drawers with velvet squares for my collection. Do you have any store or...
So I am wondering as I participated on my first real auction, why do the estimate prices are so low on coins that I my self knew that were too low...
So I ordered this coin of Antiochus VIII. In my opinion I like the dark hoard patina and the irregular deposits which also gave me the opportunity...
I am looking for a solution for storage (probably are going to be good quality velvet trays) for my coins and as it is going to be also for future...
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