Crawford 503/1, a rare denarius struck in Lycia by Brutus in 43/42 BC. Interestingly, it shares an obverse engraver with certain Lycian League...
A treasonous idiot at that...
By the by, your 1st and 3rd examples are actually the same coin, so the 2018 buyer may have gotten a relative bargain.
If it's any consolation, as @savitale pointed out, this practice used to be a LOT more prevalent in the days before the Internet gave easy, direct...
I would call it a calculated risk on CNG's part. If they frequently miscalculate they'll be in trouble; fatal trouble, if they do it often enough....
Subjectively, it's of course perfectly reasonable and understandable to find this practice off-putting. Certainly, I've felt that way myself....
Ex Archer M. Huntington. Ironically, one lot later than Michael's OP coin in Triton XX: [IMG] Phil Davis
My Cleo & Tony: [ATTACH] Phil Davis
Crawford 121/2, 200-195 BC [IMG] Phil Davis
I'll risk the wrath of Portunus (god of shipping) and post a coin I haven't actually received yet. This is Crawford 457/1, quite a scarce denarius...
This is really impressive investigation Arnold, especially working from photos when the auction houses missed it with the coins in hand. Phil Davis
Unquestionably a match. As Carthago noted, the "indents" at 4h and 8h are decisive. (He's nicer than I am; I was gonna term them "nicks" before I...
[IMG] 464/1. Ex NAC 120, Triton XVI & Knobloch. I've nothing to add to Donna's excellent write-up, but I do want to lure @TIF to this thread....
Thanks for this thorough and well-informed presentation of these attractive types! Some examples from my collection: [IMG] Crawford 405/3a...
Here's a Republican denarius that hasn't been shown: D. Silanvs, 91 BC, Crawford 337/2c. Obv: Head of Salus right, SALVS below, Φ before; all...
I suspect I won the other three; lots 213, 216, 219.
Hi Steve. I noticed the Bertolami TAMP during the sale. I thought it hammered very reasonably for quite a nice example. The H quinarius I already...
[ATTACH] Phil Davis
A couple of coins of the Younger: Crawford 462/1a [ATTACH] Crawford 462/1c [ATTACH] Phil Davis
It's a very scarce and very popular type, seldom offered. I'm not aware of any on the market right now. The most recent sale I can quickly find is...
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