First one in 8 years? I wouldn't care at all about the estimate, not at all. The question is, what is it worth to you? At a recent auction, a lot...
Hi Doug, I apologize for a unintentionally misleading post. The receipt that came with the coin said "449-413 BC, possibly from eastern mint."...
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Here is my one and only Owl. I really don't know anything about these types (year or style?) as they aren't in my main collecting focus. I'm not...
When I read expressions like these one must wonder, what original manuscripts do you reference when commenting on events in ancient history?
[ATTACH] Here is a hacksilber ingot, c. 8-6 centuries BC, Israel. 21 x 14 x 5 mm, 8.4 grams. Cut in antiquity from a larger piece. Possibly an...
pre-juice = pre-commision That is, what an auction house charges you to sell the coin.
This is an interesting thread. Years ago I purchased a very nice looking, rare but tooled, Vespasian sestertius. The tooling was very well done,...
With all do respect, buying by weight in no way means they weren't cherry-picked.
I agree. But unless you have a large wallet we take the best we can get :)
I've owned a number of snakes and loved them all, but after a while a wife gets irritated when you tell her a 7' constrictor is loose somewhere in...
Thanks. I don't think it's going anywhere soon, but i'll let you know! A lot of great coins in this thread, including the well circulated.
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I don't think Roman gold could ever be more beautiful than that Vespasian. Combined with the history and it is an unbelievable treasure! Thanks...
That could be or..........[ATTACH] I might have one one of these myself. :)
Phoenicia, Sidon AR 1/16 Shekel (obol). 4th cent BC. Obverse: War galley above double line of waves; above, Phoenician letter. Reverse: Persian...
All these elephants have motivated me to make my first post here. A recently acquired psychedelic elephant. Nemo [ATTACH]
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