John, Nice score on that 8 Escudo in an OGH :D! Norweb was famous for his collection of American coins, but he also had fine foreign & ancient...
John, That's a lovely example too :D! I agree with you on their quality standards too.
I have many coins from the Michel Prieur collection who passed away in 2014. He authored the book The Syro-Phoenician Tetradrachms & Their...
The coin pictured below came from the Guy Lacam collection & was illustrated in his monumental book on Late Roman Coinage. The coin was auctioned...
JoIke, You're right, I unloaded most of my jade about 5 years ago when the market was super hot :smuggrin:. Three major auction houses handled my...
Erin, Congrats on adding another handsome coin to your collection & high praise to LaCointessa for her generosity & concern :happy:. There are...
When I entered this contest I had no hope of winning since I know so little about the CT members who submitted coins for this contest. If I manage...
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JoIke, That is a very fine belt plaque, & the largest size from that particular set. These belt plaques were made in sets of 12-18 pieces & sewn...
Congrats on a great investment :D!
D.A., Congrats on a great score :D! Despite some surface pitting the coins is well struck & centered. The portrait is of fine style & the reverse...
The Ming Dynasty coin pictured below I sold at CNG 483, lot 575 for $324.50, including buyers premium. [ATTACH] CHINA, Ming Dynasty Rebel Issue,...
There are some very impressive coins in this group :jawdrop:! It seems to be a foolish way to liquidate these coins, & most likely a smart...
High grade examples of Phocas solidi can fetch up to $900.00 at auction, & the purity of his gold coinage is about 98%. Examples with wear in the...
I agree with Tejas (Dirk) on this one :).
Voulgar., Try & get Tejas (Dirk) to chime in on your coin, he has an impressive knowledge of late Roman gold & barbarian coinage, along with great...
Voulgar., You are probably correct ;). I did a search for Valentinian solidi & was surprised at the variety of styles that came from the official...
Donna, Those are lovely coins :happy:! If you get any more elephants you'll be known as the Pachyderm Princess :hilarious:.
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a.c.h., I believe the official weight of the solidus as established by Constantine I was 4.54 gm, but you rarely see solidi that heavy.
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