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What is your question? Is it about why the your bid of 27 Euros isn't registering immediately? Most likely it's because the confirmed bid sheet...
Why not, indeed? :) I think I'd better not write more.
7 months is a long time to wait. It's understandable you're frustrated or even angry. But is posting this on a public forum the best way to get it...
I don't know, sorry. Maybe the Egyptians achieved the technology earlier. But certainly the Lydians were among the first to part electrum on a...
Yes, real coins do corrode like that. I can't tell if they're fake or not. But the corrosion looks very typical.
Is your question, when did the ancients have the technology to part gold and silver? It's generally agreed that the Lydians under King Croesus...
My understanding of ancient coin grading, subjective as it is, is that it goes from FDC->MS->EF->VF etc. To me, Extremely Fine implies a coin...
Denarii of Caracalla are very common, they are not rare at all. They are also relatively commonly found in an excellent state of preservation....
It depends on what drives your collecting. Is the primary concern the historical significance of the coin? Then the physical condition of the coin...
It was known in ancient times that Antony had debased these denarii. It is probably why they circulated for so long. Less incentive to melt them...
If you don't have a vise like me. You can try wrapping the slab in a piece of cloth and striking it on the edges with a hammer. A few strikes...
There is no need to wait for replies. If you are looking for the price or desirability of a "Uranius Antoninius tetradrachm", you can try...
Good luck! Big name auctions are out of my budget, even at the starting bid.
Is it possible to 3D print gold and silver? You would need molten gold and silver as I understand it.
As I understand it, editing and saving a photo will almost always result in compression of the file and loss of sharpness. You can observe this...
Yes. This is a coin advertising that Augustus was the son of a god, the deified Julius Caesar. We can tell by the DIVI F. Augustus made liberal...
Ebay is not the best venue to buy ancients. Graded ancients offered for sale there at fixed prices are very overpriced. But to answer your...
I think panzerman's post is an excellent example of how tightly late Roman gold conforms to the theoretical weight. Which is why knowing the...
The solidus, semissis and tremissis are usually of the same thickness. It's their diameters which vary. A solidus is about 21 to 22mm wide. A...
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