I am unfamiliar with the series but I do find the artistry appealing, and so I would have liked to add an example to my collection one day. So I...
I was planning to bid on those aurei myself! But... at least a few aurei in that sale had weights which I felt were far too light for the wear...
1200 will not get you an aureus unless it has severe problems, or you are very lucky in an auction.
You can get Byzantine solidi (i.e. Anastasius and after) easily for under $1200. Vcoins, MAShops, CNG, Heritage should all have something. You...
I know people who regularly share news or health remedies from questionable sources like it's the whole unvarnished truth. It's very tempting to...
I like how TIF put it best: miniature sculptures. And the Aegina turtles in this thread are truly stunning. Small wonder they cost so much!...
Thanks for your replies all. I've been collecting Roman coins for some time, but I am pretty new to collecting Greek coinage. It looks like Greek...
Hello all, I won this Athens tetradrachm with a relatively low bid, probably because it's lost quite a bit of weight due to corrosion or...
Here's a coin struck in a time of crisis. A 9 siliqua or 1.5 scripulum piece, which is a small gold fraction struck in the late Empire. It was...
I'm sorry to hear about this. It would have fooled me as well. Barry is very experienced in such matters so if he thinks it's a fake you can...
Well since you were using a sniping tool, I would guess he was using a sniping tool too, and his maximum bid was simply more than yours. I can...
It's very interesting that others have the same thoughts. I may have had the same experience before and I thought it was just a coincidence. Maybe...
I am currently based in Singapore, in Southeast Asia. There are no dealers in ancient coins here as far as I know.
Thanks everyone for the advice. As pointed out, my denarii aren't very high value coins, so I was very aware that the big name auction houses...
Hello all, My apologies if I’m breaking any rules. I’m not advertising anything for sale here. I’m trying to sharpen my collection focus and I...
If you have it with you, then I'd suggest to take it out of the holder and take the pictures again. Weight and diameter will help.
I believe that the coin in this case has been tooled. Tooling is normally quite visible even from a photo. Not so much of an authenticity issue...
I think I might know which coin you're referring to. I felt the same dilemma... point it out or not? But then again I may be mistaken... I cannot...
Hmm the roughness at the back of Hadrian's head looks bad, but then again to me the brown deposits to the right of Hadrian's head look convincing....
Why do you think so? It looks genuine but tooled on the laurel wreath to me.
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