A very relevant coin I have not shared before. Seems like now is the right time :) ELIS, Olympia. 96th Olympiad. 396 BC. AR Stater (9.31g, 25mm)...
Congrats @Severus Alexander on a really well executed auction. Your hard work shows - the great photos, detailed descriptions and attention to...
Absolutely with the wait! Top notch presentation with a ton of great material. I’ll be bidding for sure, and excited to be a seller for the first...
This seems like a good place to post my own Kaulonia nomos, which was purchased last year from a friend and fellow collector. I have never shown...
[IMG] Description Septimius Severus Æ29 of Pautalia, Thrace. AD 193-211. AY K Λ CЄΠTI CЄVHPOC ΠЄP, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right /...
AV Histamenon of Basilius II 976-1025 Christ facing Basil and Constantine facing, with cross 4.42g 25mm Sear 1800, Ratto 1945 Ex Sternberg VI,...
Of course not! I admit I really wanted the coin, but the prize goes the highest bidder and I did not bid aggressively enough to get it done :)...
Hmm I was the underbidder on a coin that sold for $800 less than its previous hammer at CNG :) 364?
Not sure this counts as a hobby but.. I’m completely obsessed with the cryptocurrency space right now. My restless brain is always looking for a...
[IMG] Moneyer issues of Imperatorial Rome. L. Plautius Plancus. 47 BC. AR Denarius 20.5mm, 3.90 g, 7h Rome mint. Facing mask of Medusa with...
I intend to keep the collection lean and mean, only bidding on coins that really strike me as special. This means another year like 2020 which...
@dougsmit Fantastic selection. Many see a copper core as a handicap but in my eyes these coins are just as desireable as their solid...
[IMG] Weight 2.69g Diameter 18.3mm Imperatorial coins L. Cornelius Lentulus Crus and C. Claudius Marcellus Denar 49 BC Chr., Army mint. the...
Oh the irony! I had thought of making @Finn235 an offer on that very coin, well over year ago but never actually did. I’ve been chasing one of...
All shipping makes me nervous when it is a high value coin. Regular mail with nothing to sign makes me really nervous.
@Marsyas Mike I have seen that colour before.. That coin looks like it was exposed to ammonia. I worked as an engineer at a few different ammonia...
[IMG] [IMG] Zengids of Mosul. Saif al-Din Ghazi II. 565-576/1170-1180. � dirhem (28 mm, 11.21 g, 3 h). 568/1172-1173. Draped male bust facing...
@AncientJoe Yours is a truly world class collection. Each coin is wonderful but #9 deserves a shoutout for the fantastic design and being a type I...
@BenSi You are not alone unfortunately
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