I believe that was the intent from the inception of the U.S. law, and until 2007 it was interpreted consistently. It was only from the appeal of...
Good timing for a thread with the name "Macer", @Sallent , as I just received the below coin yesterday! This is an AR Denarius of Mark Antony by...
Interesting. I know they would not be covered by PAS (Portable Antiquities Scheme) because they're lead. PAS only applies to silver and gold. I...
To be honest, I have yet to research the other two coins in the lot. I certainly will research them before any final decision is made as to their...
Yes, I received my coins. Nothing in my lot is likely subject to any export controls. I didnt buy from Chris Rudd. I bought at auction from...
I suspect the goals of the emission were two-fold: curry favor with the big boys by acknowledging their positions, and legitimize his own usurped...
We have a winner!! Well done @KIWITI. The center coin is a London Mint antoninianus struck in the name of Diocletion by Carausius. AVGGG (triple...
But why?? I almost never buy group lots. There have been times that I wished I had bought group lots (some of the A.K. lots come to mind)....
I think it's fair to say that anyone who has not survived a category 5 hurricane (which includes nearly all of us CoinTalkers, I suspect) cannot...
My most recent purchases in this bracket: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Indeed, thunderbolts aren't particularly frightening unless they're being hurled by Zeus, or in the case of this Crawford 29/1 AR Didrachm -...
I can't think of any classical coins with storms per se, but there are many with the perrenial favorite thunderbolt: [ATTACH] Good luck, and...
@zumbly hit the nail on the head. These are printed advertisements. Most dealers have mechanisms for determining who their active bidders are, and...
Anyone that focuses on Gallic Empire coinage should endeavor to get a copy of this catalogue from 2016. The entire catalogue is dedicated to a...
Apparently, I'm raising the profile of CoinTalk to a new level. :smuggrin: Take a look at this article from this week's Esylum, the weekly...
In the "Library Additions" thread, I recently posted how I filleted some Vecchi catalogues to condense the RR material into a storable sized...
Post-semilibral is what I meant to type....
Although one of Andrew's suggestions is that the post-semiuncial weights didn't matter as much as previously thought!
Beautiful "budget" example of a terrific type. Well bought, Z!
As anticipated in my OP, I brought the above Santamaria catalogue - actually ALL of my Santamaria catalogues - to my bookbinder. This is the...
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