John - agreed, but I can't imagine a more difficult way to make money than selling ancient coins - you have to be crazy to do it at any level but...
A bunch of sestertii from this period are for sale but the prices for coins not in great condition - insane! For this in great condition -...
Fantastic coin! One aspect of looking at coins from collectors is seeing these examples not only of coins that spectacularly rare but in...
Gorgeous!
I forgot this one - the one and only Severus Alexander as Caesar I have ever seen anywhere in any metal - this was purchased on ebay: [ATTACH]
Wow - where do you find these?
i[ATTACH] Got this at the NY show and paid too much - but there are only a few ascearch.info. And also the Julia Mamaea - a mistake since I...
I have been selling ancient coins on ebay for about 25 years - used to be 25 auction lots a week, but as ebay has changed I now list about 200...
I mean the anonymous pagans - Blake
I have about 12 of these types, will see if I have what you are looking for - Blake
2002 at the NY show was insane - dealers bags and bags of coins, hoards all over the place, wonderful prices - but I had a wife and three children...
You can build a fantastic collection of ancient coins and never spend a dime over $300. I think I had a nice collection and until the children...
I think I have the answer - and it is something I had addressed in a previous thread. I have two books: "Contributions to the Study of the...
Greek writing - definitely provincial, probably eastern Europe - I used to be good at these when we had a flood of similar types about 20 years...
I guess these are true mysteries!
When I am able to find a really nice coin it is always wonderful waiting for it, opening up the package, admiring the coin, checking it off,...
I have not seen good results with Jax. The British metal detecting organization has a terrific site on coin patination but the methods involve...
Your post is precisely why I like this site so much and really enjoy posting - I wish I had more time since I have more articles planned...
I really wish I could go back and correct these typos! 1:40am not PM and a bunch of others -
These are terrific - I have been tied up on work but will respond - Oddly enough I would have been more happy with my coin without the ghostly...
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