Yeah, its brutal. I got slammed with that once, and now completely ignore lower valued items there. In fact, between the buyer fee and high...
The problem with published numbers from sources listed in this admittedly older thread is they suffer from the same issue as books. Most common...
Maybe. It gives many new collectors comfort. Nothing wrong with that. If it brings more people the joy of collecting ancients its fine. Maybe in...
Yes, Tom Mallon's site is what got me into Sasanid issues.
Yep. Faces are harder to differentiate many times on Sasanid issues, concentrate more on crowns.
Sorry about the H Doug. It was vendor pics, you know I am horrible at them. I bought it based on the double cross reverse pic, and was ecstatic...
Wow, thanks for that. I had seen Siscia on so many later Roman coins, I assumed it was the most common issue. Like I said, I only dabble in these....
It was only for the Sol Invictus in the third row right. Other than that I knew nothing of the others except they looked in good shape. Nothing is...
My standard advice for new collectors is to look at coins. A lot of them, from reputable sources. I would start at auction on biddr.com,...
In hand you easily feel it. Extremely light weight and porous. I am fearful of even drinking around it for fear of spilling water on it. Much of...
Did they highlight the Irene? What did you bid on it for?
I would guess the opposite. One, its unfired so water will erode it completely. Two, metal detectorists cannot find them. Just my guess though.
Well, the far left reverse. The obverse was not shown. Its a Class H. Its one of the rarest anonymous bronzes of the series. The obverse was...
Ouch, that hurts. I was an underbidder on your auction for this type. I have never seen these in a group. :) Great coin.
That explains why its raised inside the letters as well? Just trying to educate myself.
The story is true, but was the cross in church the real one, and was the cross brought back from Ctsephon the right one? Those are the main "what...
I never knew that Constantine's family still made coins celebrating Sol instead of Christian ideology. It is so pervasive in later Constantinian...
No idea. I just bought the Antioch tets because they look cool and I always wanted a "roll" of them. :) Doug says I like to roll collect ancients....
I bought one from your lot sir, but this one does not show the obverse in the pics. Its a full face VF example. I have never seen a full face...
A 20 huh? Rare coin. I need to pick up the whole set of 2.5, 5, 10 and 20 satangs. They all go for a mint.
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