Cut nose unfortunately ☹️
"cost" is printed on the paper so probably they used scrap paper from logistical books to cut into coin tags? Unless the new one had the same...
He was the "clio" of the past. More info here https://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=bcd%20collection
Turkey invaded by military forces and occupies the North part of Cyprus since 45 years now despite several UN rulings so "illegal" is something...
Thanks! This is 100% not related to the coins that hit the market approximately 2 years ago. I remember reading in an article by Van Alfen about a...
I assume the hoard has been found in Turkey or Syria because there is a parallel sudden influx of silver coins from Aspendos, Side, Kelenderis,...
Interesting, I was not aware of it, could you please provide a link to it? I thought the last excavations took loooong time ago and mostly bronze...
The market is full of bargains if you have a bit of patience. I got this rare transitional for 360$ + fees. A couple of years ago you could only...
Just to note that the Messana tet posted by @Ken Dorney is a Becker forgery. I am sure he knows, it is more for other collectors who might run...
I believe there are 2 major risks for the hobby: 1. The greediness of auctioneers who have increased their combined buyer's/seller's fees to...
Damn I know that feeling; there's a leontini tet type which I must be cursed to never get while on the contrary I got quite effortlessly 3...
Congrats; just tell them to disinfect it before they post it to you because I can see someone's drooling - Edited - on the slab at 2'oclock :woot:
I am surprised why you didn't get it when it hammered in GM for half the price and with the 1930 provenance noted :dead:
Guess you're talking about the "Dr. Spencer Paterson Collection of Ancient Coins". Can't even find the results in their homepage nor...
Thanks for your replies...I will stick with the slab for the time being and if I decide to break it free I will post the images! I think most of...
Yes unfortunately most of the hoard coins have been stripped clean of deposits/ patina etc....
I have an owl tet inside a slab which has the usual hoard appearance, meaning no toning at all, silver white from over cleaning.[ATTACH] I would...
I don't know how you got that impression can you give me an example? p.s. we are talking about the coin which hammered 13k last january so you...
Everyone is free to read the facts and draw their own conclusions. Either the person who won has a very poor strategy which I really doubt or he...
Well before your post I basically already wrote exactly the same thing about the bidding increments and I argued that it can't be a poor planning...
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