I know this is like a rorschact test, but turn your fragment 180° right, and the "design" looks like a dolphin. Maybe compare it to currency bars...
Ditto! I had the exact same experience with a bid board at a local coin shop when I was a teenager.
Greek imperials are an important means of learning how the Latin names of the Roman rulers were pronounced in their day, because the Greek was...
Here I was, wondering why Carlo Crippa (an Italian dealer) might have been selling coins for Swiss Francs! :smuggrin:
I have several coins from this collection, and I went through the same process as you in getting biographical information from Peus. This...
It took nearly ninety years, but these two coins (lots 1273 and 1274) are reunited again in my collection trays: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Rome, The...
@Nathan P Look on CNG's website and do the math. Deadline for consignments is about 3 months before scheduled sale date. CNG pays out 2 months...
For those who think they can quickly cash out their collection at a moment's notice in an emergency, consider the following: a minimum six month...
Precisely why I don't use the name Carausius as a bidding handle!
Those user names can also be deceiving. For example, I was shocked to see someone with the handle "Carausius" bidding on Roman Republican coins...
I'm not at all worried about fakes destroying the values of our collections. I'm far more concerned about the actions of governments, who seem...
Sorry to say, I vaguely recall driving-up your cost for this coin. Love it.
My poorly photographed Piso quinarius below. Knife symbol. A mediocre example, but relatively complete for the type. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
What, no AR Sestertii?? ;) You know he produced several. Quite rare of course, in any condition. I've temporarily settled for this off-struck...
I bought a Forni reprint of Haeberlin several years ago. Last year, I acquired (very cheaply) at auction a "new old stock" original of the text...
Congratulations, David! Here is a scarce Tutela reverse of Carausius from the Rotomagnus (Rouen) mint: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
[ATTACH] I'm just old enough to remember watching in awe the events on television, 50 years ago. As a result, I couldn't resist buying one or...
My anonymous example of the denarius. It's not the finest example, but it has a provenance as long as my right arm, which makes it kinda special:...
Elegant because I don't have to pay higher Ebay fees to prevent inexpert buyers from getting burned by blatant fakes. Instead, those buyers can...
You are assumming that Ebay would do nothing against a seller that's regularly having coins condemned by NGC. This 3rd party authentication...
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