Some other non-portrait Caesarian denarii in my collection: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Well done, but the non-portrait Caesar set isn't quite complete. It's missing this rare coin, Crawford 452/5 and the related "large head" variety,...
Once upon a time I could go to a show with a real expectation of finding something I wanted. Those days are long over though, partly because I do...
Every once in awhile something is offered to the firm that I want for myself, but very seldom, actually. This wasn't one of them. It's out of a...
My example of the somewhat scarcer variety which includes a prow the the reverse, Crawford 357/1a: [IMG]
The two Cassius varieties: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I've never seen one in person either (or even in the market at all in recent decades) but there are a few illustrated in Banti. If keeping both...
This exact variety, Crawford 422/1b, is not quite impossible to find with absolutely full legends, but close. (Crawford 422/1a, typically struck...
It's really superb, maybe the best single work on ancient numismatics to appear in the past 20 years; worth whatever it costs these days.
I doubt the buyer is a particular admirer of Saloninus at all. This is a genuine rarity--recognized as such by at least two bidders in this...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] $870 (900 CH +commission), Aretusa 4, March 1996, lot 387.
I think Sixbid and Numisbid would have to reload the auction to show the updated photos. You might email them and request that. They may not do...
Have you checked the Lindgren books for your coin Warren?
Ancient "barbarous" imitations like this aren't "fakes" even in the narrow sense you're using the term. They weren't intended to deceive anyone....
This is far too broad a statement. It depends what segment of the market you're talking about. Yes, relatively few modestly priced ancient coins...
My example of the OP coin; once upon a time, the only slabbed coin I've ever purchased (liberated within 15 minutes): [ATTACH]
Here are some I don't think I've shown: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
My example of this coin. It's worth noting that the coin may commemorate Marius' triumph in 101 BC and the figures depicted may be Marius himself...
This category is where most of my purchases fall these days. Here are some, all from NAC 83 in 2015 because I'm too lazy right now to look...
A few recent purchases in this range. Prices include commissions and are converted to US$ where appropriate. [IMG] NAC 61 (RBW Part 1), lot 490,...
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