Congratulations, it's a superb coin! I wish it weren't in a slab to be able to take a better photograph of it but I suspect it's quite lustrous...
That must be near the record for a wait time through customs... your Saint-like patience paid off as it's a wonderful coin!
I suspect what's resonating with you is the "anepigraphic" obverse: it has no extra inscription or legend around the coin. They don't occur often...
Thanks for sparing me some pain! (and I'm glad to see you more on these boards as well, recognizing your username from the PCGS forums).
These are really incredible!
Thanks! It's probably unwise at times for me to be so particular but I'm glad when the "right" coin ends up coming home.
A truly beautiful stater, and well worth chasing. It's a very interesting point: there's a decent likelihood that they'd be from the same hoard,...
I'm glad to have encouraged a fellow labyrinth to be acquired! The bronze examples are often indecipherable and yours is very nice.
There probably isn't a buyer that would specifically pay more for that size of a complete set but there is merit to selling a set in one sale as...
I'm becoming increasingly patient and particular when it comes to my collection, resulting in a slow pace in acquiring new pieces. However, this...
Your first example is mine too. I wasn't the underbidder but came close, but ultimately couldn't justify going further. My other "big" lot which...
It's a very prevalent motif. Here it is on an aureus of Domitian, ex. Biaggi and from the Boscoreale hoard: [ATTACH]
Wow, both sides are absolutely stunning. The reverse style is superb, as evidenced in the effort placed via the die guide lines. Congratulations!
These were artistic choices by the engravers. The Colosseum sestertii show the spectators, the size of the building, and the surrounding...
You're in luck: it does. This is the coin I'd choose (one of two known), although it's impounded in a collection where it's very unlikely to ever...
Congrats! I'm struggling to see the reverse marks and the obverse style is indeed very attractive. It looks like a great coin.
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