This is of great interest to me. As it seems to be the case with you, I am not convinced by the old argument of 'the plague increased the demand...
I googled "Pegasi coin ticket" and found some images – it seems you're right on spot. Thanks a lot for your help, @Carausius and @Oldhoopster !
I don't collect old dealer tickets per se, and I don't think anyone else does, so they are not collectibles in the strict sense. Yet, especially...
About a year ago, I bought a small bracteate in hand from Allen Berman, a trusted dealer in medieval coins. It came with a small ticket printed on...
The Black Death, a pandemic caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis, ravaged in Europe from ca. 1346–1353, killing an estimated 75 to 200 million...
Glad to hear that you are back on your feet again! Pneumonia is a most nasty business – I hope you were able to take enough time off to regain...
I won my two main targets from Savoca. The Septimius Severus denarius went higher than I had hoped, but I really wanted it. The Basel pfennig, on...
That's a fine "Baroque" portrait and a very nice Minerva on your coin – I like it a lot! Ditto. Though I always enjoy seeing the Flavian posts...
That's a great set of provincial Faustinas! I appreciate your dedication to the Nerva-Antonine period and you willingness to also show...
Nice goats, everyone! I'll start looking out for a IOVI CRESCENTI reverse for Valerian II. That's a truly cool coin. Here is my Republican goat...
Well done! Your impressive cleaning skills definitely improved the looks of this scarce and interesting penny.
Thanks for the write-up! As far as I see, there is some serious doubt whether these really come from Parion. A while ago, @Ed Snible suggested in...
I have mixed feelings about green patina in general: if it's hard dark green malachite patina, it's about the most pleasing surfaces a coin can...
Thank you, Doug – that's very helpful! I'll try to take new pictures following your advice.
Gordian III with ruddy cheeks: [ATTACH] Gordian III, Roman Emire, AE sestertius, 244 AD, Rome mint. Obv: IMP GORDIANVS PIVS FEL AVG; bust of...
Good thread! That actually leads me to a question: I have serious problems taking good (or even acceptable) pictures of my AE coins with a black...
That's a phenomenal example! Below are two of my VOTA coins of Constantine with a MAX legend. Both are much worse than yours. [ATTACH]...
A quite attractive example of a historical type for an unbeatable price – you did everything right, I'd say! Mine has a bit more reverse detail...
Get well soon! [ATTACH] Hadrian, Roman Empire, AE as, 125–128 AD, Rome mint. Obv: HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS; bust of Hadrian, laureate, r. Rev: COS III;...
It looks like a Hiberno-Norse penny of Sihtric III Olafson, see here. If genuine, your coin would be quite a precious rarity, but judging from...
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