Nice score ;)! Everything is right with this coin: full strike, fresh dies, great artistry, fine toning, & accurate weight.
Thanks for the info ;)! If you or anyone else knows the real identity of Morris please share it. Is Morris still alive or was this collection...
I've been lucky to get some great portrait coins of Septimius Severus from provincial mints. The coin pictured below is one of my favorites. It's...
I thought Heritage was very studious in describing "raw" coins that had been smoothed & didn't notice any that should have been labeled tooled....
Nvb, You're right-on with your comment "this is strategic to get more bidders involved". Many auction houses do this including CNG. The problem...
Last night I did three fingers of a single malt scotch (Loch Lomond, aged 12 years) while watching the Heritage auction of Roman coins from the...
Here is another Marc Antony / Octavian denarius from the Ephesus Mint, circa 41 BC, 4.03 gm, 21 mm. Sear #1504. This one is a choice VF with nice...
Thanks for the correction, I'll remove the post. AK
I noticed last week the Ancient Coin Forum for CoinTalk has grown to 18,023 messages. It's refreshing to see this growth since ancient coins offer...
James, your coin has an interesting portrait with a long neck & double chin :D. It's also interesting how many of these usurpers sport an image of...
gsimonel, SPQR isn't a mintmark. It translates: Senatus Populusque Romanus. "The Senate & People of Rome".
Justin, Richard McAlee lists only 8 different tetradrachm types for Caligula, & they range from Rare to Extremely Rare. The last example listed by...
[ATTACH] Dionysus on an Eastern Celtic tetradrachm, circa 125 BC, 33 mm, 17.05 gm. :eek: [ATTACH] For comparison, Dionysus on a Thasos...
TJC, That's a nice looking group of double-denarii, along with other nice looking coins from CT members. I've only got one double-denarius of...
Justin, I did get the coin slabbed by NGC before sending it to Heritage. They graded it: Ch AU, Strike 5/5, Surface 3/5, Fine Style, Lt. porosity.
[ATTACH] Cheers to CNG, great idea !
Justin, I never got any feedback on that coin :( & Heritage will never reveal who the buyer is unless they try to resell thru Heritage. I did sell...
I sold this Tet several years ago at a Heritage auction :( but would like to share photos of it anyway. It has a handsome portrait & is blessed...
The careful eagle-eye of Tiff comes through again. The coin in question could have been hyped the very same way if it had been left "raw" rather...
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