Two responses to this: First, Rome was not a "Greek" city state. You could call it a city state, but not "Greek." Second, your Quadrigatus is a...
Great coin, Zumbly! Intersting to me is that Hades' chariot is heading "up"! Thoughts? Did the die engraver get it wrong? :smuggrin:
No pinecones here. Just another lowly acorn. ROME, The Republic Anonymous, c. 280 BC AE Aes Grave Semiuncia (18.91g; 25mm) Obv: Acorn Rev: Sigma...
Like many things in life, it depends! It depends on the coin and the provenance. From my experience there is certainly value added to good-quality...
Thanks! I was really thrilled. I found a few interim, modern sales of the coin since acquiring it in January, but I was convinced it was a prewar...
Indeed, I liked the coin very much when I bought it with no known provenance, but with a look that was highly suggestive of many years in...
I love it when circumstances align and yield a great old provenance! Last January, I bought this attractive Brutus AR Denarius with beautiful old...
Originally, vol V was printed in 2 parts. Some later reprints (i.e. mine) combined them into one part. I don't think the vol 5 reprints are "in...
My example of the type, ex Knobloch Collection (Stacks, 1978). It was de-slabbed shortly after purchase. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Great coin, David. I made a similar condition concession recently for this extremely rare, Spanish Mint, AR Victoriatus of the Roman Republic...
The scarce Maximian tets did sell very strongly. I had a few Dattaris in my sights, but deferred on them to pursue a Mussidia Caesar portrait...
I concur with TIF on this issue. Old collection coins have likely endured this cleaning and retoning cycle countless times, either through...
Bare hands are fine. They survived several thousand years in soil, not much can harm them. Storage is more important for longevity, particularly...
You don't know how lucky you really are. I intended to bid on this lot, but the closing happened to fall in the midst of a family vacation...
Great finds. Curious whether these are die matches to the other known specimens or new dies. Have you compared them?
Herein lies the problem with many of the MoUs. A coin may be minted in Rome and found in England. Why should such a coin be identified as...
Ambiguity is where the "fun" often is in ancient numismatics - developing theories and arguments backed-up by evidence to argue one side or the...
In my area and quality of collecting, I've noticed a few trends: 1. MoUs between U.S. and various source countries have put a premium on coins...
I strongly suspect it's a hoard reference. I looked in RRCH last night and found several Santa Maria hoards recorded, though none included this...
I bought this common Alexandria tetradrachm of Claudius II Gothicus, largely because I found the tag so interesting. The coin is ex Elvira...
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