I will try to learn patience with these processes. If we cannot be patient in these matters, the auction houses will be sunk and the cultural...
The PRL is now available on Hirsch's website. While the PRL is not a guaranty of success in the event your max bid is realized (there may be a tie...
That's precisely why I let it go... too many other targets this season.
I lost the coin I wanted most, an old collection Otho diobol. Bidding got heated and I was the under-bidder. In retrospect, I should have gone...
I just spent considerable time writing a lengthy repy to @dougsmit question, only to have my work dissappear because my login expired. Very...
@stevex6 There's no internet link to the reference. The reference is in a book (remember those?) that has not been published online.
Here's a rare bronze eagle of the Roman Republic from an unknown Sicilian mint. Circa 240 B.C. 17.03 grams; 28mm. Obv: ROMANO, Goddess' head...
When I first started buying Roman Republican coins, after 30 years of collecting Roman Imperial and Greek coins, it was with the intention of...
Here's another, from my small collection of Imperial ladies: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
@stevex6 I see something before the prow of your semis. Is it a dolphin? Edit: I think Steve's dolphin semis is unofficial. See #66 of...
Note the difference between die matches and whole coin matches. Die matched coins are struck from the same dies, so all devices and lettering will...
Roman Empire. Hadrian (117-138AD). Egypt, Alexandria. AR Tetradrachm. Ex CNG e-sale 357 (Aug 2015); ex A.K. Collection [Triton XVIII (Jan 2015)];...
I agree a mold was not likely. Your theory that the edges were "sliced" rather than "notched" is interesting. I assume that we would have...
@Carthago, your coin is also on the heavy side. Is that because the serrations would ordinarily be cut after the flans were formed rather than...
Funny, I got the same photo from MS windows maybe a week ago or so when I booted-up my Windows 10 computer. I immediately clicked on the "show me...
I believe the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus is shown on the reverse of a Claudius cistophorus, with the statue of Diana/Artemis within.
Is it just me, or does the OP piece resemble a cast astragalos (nuckle bone)?
Interesting question! I flipped very quickly through the intro to Milne's Catalogue of Alexandrian Coins, and found nothing. Sear's intro to...
Maybe not. To depress prices, the collection needs to be large and focused. The sales of the large, RR-focused Goodman, RBW, JD and Student/Mentor...
I recently told several coin collector friends that I see the following glaring weaknesses in my Roman Republican collection: 1. Didrachm coinage;...
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