happy_collector, good observations on your part. The numbers on the back of the insert are possibly accounting numbers as you suggest or possibly...
Mika, thanks for an interesting & well researched article. I've never owned any Chinese bronze money from the Waring States period, however, about...
The best group of these commemoratives I've seen, & all the portraits exceptional.
Excellent portrait group! I would have guessed them all by portrait except the small Trajan quadrans. The Antoninus Pius denarius is a masterpiece.
Wow! Handsome group of bronzes with great photos.
Well that didn't take long... :smuggrin:
Nerva, both coins are impressive rarities but the damnatio bronze with added counter-stamp is really special. This example of sibling rivalry &...
Kevin, that's a handsome coin. Please post your marriage status should it change :D.
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BenSi, I bought a copy of Hoberman's book many years ago from CNG. It's an excellent book with superb photos considering the time it was compiled,...
Valentinian, I bought a copy of the book from Harlan J. Berk when they first became available. The photos are breathtaking! I was fairly fluent in...
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John, your point is well taken. The scope of ancient coins is so broad & so much territory is still uncharted it would take the "investment...
Mat, your Volusian Tet is a well struck, well centered coin with a handsome portrait despite being over-cleaned & slightly porous. I also believe...
Victor, as I've stated in previous threads I'm not totally adverse to getting coins slabbed, weather they are ancient or modern, in fact I believe...
I began collecting U.S. coins in the 1950s when stamp collecting was more popular than coin collecting. I bought a copy of the "Red Book" & the...
TIF, there is substance to what you say :sour:. Many Heritage buyers are more impressed with NGC AU/MS, strike 5/5, & surface 5/5 designations...
ominus1, here is another example of Volusian, listed as extremely rare by McAlee that I sold for a pathetic amount of money at a Heritage auction...
Bojan, nice score, lordmarcovan is right, the dark toning frames the details well. Last year I sold a rare tetradrachm struck in Tyre, Phoenicia...
Bojan, Some beautiful portrait coins were struck at the Laodicea Mint for use in that regional area, & they had Greek inscriptions instead of...
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