I have been successful with pre-bids sometimes when I thoroughly research the item and determine the maximum value I'm willing to pay given the...
An aquired taste.
Phil, I observed the same thing.
I don't see a counterstamp on this coin. All artifacts appear to be from the die. Do you see something I am not seeing?
I actually thought for the most part, the Roman Republican lots were uncharacteristically estimated high. Several lots did not reach estimates....
I expected to walk away without anything today, but had this in my watch list and was successful. The weakness on the crown of Sol is admittedly...
Roma is depicted variously on a few pre-denarius issues that I hope to see in this thread, but I don't have any of these, so here is one of the...
Here is a denarius member of the gryphon family, RRC 182/1: [ATTACH]
Is there something sinister about selling a collection from a well known numismatic auctioneer who died in 1998?
Lanz is an old firm. I visited their shop in the 80's and purchased a single coin from them retail. I received their printed auction catalogs for...
This thread is poison. Unless someone can provide some tangible evidence as to why Roma Numismatics (in the initial title) is not an honorably...
What relationship does Lanz have with Roma? I'm aware of Lanz's reputation from CT postings and looking at their listings on Ebay and elsewhere....
Narrowing to one Emperor, I would have to say Nerva because this coin is one of my most recent acquisitions and my one and only Nerva. [ATTACH]
You make a good point. Old rules can evolve with the times. I'm interested if others agree that this is a valid analogy.
There is no absolute here, but in my understanding of the admittedly unwritten etiquette, it has been a tradition to avoid praise or commentary in...
In general this is true but it is always important to read the terms because although the premiums generally fall in the 18-22% range, some recent...
Right. It's an understandable mistake especially when the subject is as interesting and controversial as this one but usually its best to wait...
@Aleph Thanks for bringing this up. I have the same question. Many auction houses cite Coin Archives in their listing research, but CA's...
Here is another two Π coin with two Π on both sides: [ATTACH] Denomination: Pentassarion Era: C. 244-247CE Metal: AE Obverse: Μ ΙΟΥΛΙΟⳞ ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟⳞ...
I recently learned something enlightening that I did not know before from reading Cathy King's book on Roman Quinarii. The early quinarius and...
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