All of the above lots have old provenances listed. I'd be more careful of condemning them.
The edge breaks look characteristic of a pressed fake to me. They look like what you'd get if you press dough with steady pressure.
Have you tried referring to RIC? Second paragraph below has more information. [ATTACH]
I think the best thing to do in the future is to try and ignore the trolls. I'm sure the mods don't want to read and delete threads. But if they...
Thanks very much for the heads up Aidan. There's quite a lot of scarce books for auction.. very interesting. Hopefully the shipping costs for...
If you're an LCS owner you will have to consider the following before buying ancients from a walk in. 1. Is it real? Encapsulation helps of...
Sorry, but it's is a common misconception that if copyright isn't stated or claimed, it doesn't apply. Copyright applies automatically when a...
This article may be of interest, especially since you're also looking for information on the purity of the coin. http://numisbel.be/2011_6.pdf
The article states that "Most of the missing pieces display the head of a king with abundant locks on the obverse and a goddess sitting atop a...
Oh wow, thanks for taking the time to snap the pictures Aidan, that's really more than what I hoped for! And yes, the coins of this period are...
Thanks very much for extracting the information, Silphium Addict! This is exactly what I was looking for.
Hello Aidan, yes that would be very kind of you if you don't mind. I am trying to find out the gold/silver alloy range of the electrum staters...
Thanks very much Dwarf!
Hello all, I'm looking for a copy of this book published in 1963, but it looks like it's long out of print according to the publisher, here:...
I think you're applying modern standards to the ancients. It's true that the ancients didn't have the means to remove all trace elements, as we do...
Mr Molinari is a well respected member over at Forvm. I'd take his opinion over many many others.
I'm not trying to change your mind. But, if you go into debt to buy a coin, you'll need to pay the interest on the loan. Yet your coin or coins...
This is true, but I have learnt a lot! Going into debt to buy coins is a bad idea, it's bad debt. Unless you intend to flip the coins for a...
You may find this table by Bill Daehn useful. It looks like his website is down. A drachm is indeed a unit of weight, but what weight it actually...
As FitzNigel has already pointed out, even if the coin is made of silver the acid test results will still not tell you anything. Unless you know...
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