maridvnvm, your coin is typical of the product that came from the Cyzicus Mint. The quality level from this mint is unmatched by any mint striking...
Finding a Diocletian era nummus with lots of original silvering can be a real thrill. Knowing how thin this layer of silvering is & that the coin...
Archilochus, I noticed the same thing about CNG, & now more are appearing with Heritage. It looks like a hoard was unloaded. I bought a nice...
Jamesicus, there's a lot of propaganda on this coin....
The inscription looks blundered & the portrait is a rough style. I wonder if it is an early Celtic copy. The weight would be helpful.
Roman Collector, I'd like to throw another Gallienus antoninianus into the mix. I bought this coin at a CNG auction 426, lot 550 (already...
Two nice looking coins. Obviously the tetradrachm is way underweight, which is common for Becker fakes.
Andres2, This Naxos tetradrachm SCREAMS fake. Attached below are photos of an interesting creation by Slavey Petrov I bought long ago. This is a...
IdesOfMarch01, Sorry about the confusion but I've been using bold & italic script for many years including all my emails. When I quote another...
Sorry about the misinformation, I confused Jonathan Kern with Tom Cederlind, who passed away on December 16, 2015. I've had pleasant dealings with...
Justin Lee, what an interesting coincidence! Your coin looks well above the average examples I've seen. McAlee makes some interesting comments in...
Dr. Spock & ominus1, thanks for the add-ons & clarifying some of the comments. Carl Wilhelm Becker was a master celator with an encyclopedic...
Dr. Spock, the coin didn't change visually in the 20 years that I owned it. So I don't think it will change into a pile of dust in 2 to 3 years....
On April 25th of this year CNG sold a number of fake ancient coins from the late Jonathan Kern collection. Several coins from that group caught my...
The next owner will have to take care of the Parthian coin. I sold the coin at a Heritage auction on January 17th of this year for $204.00, & was...
Nice score! There is something special about owning a very rare coin, even if it doesn't translate into a lot of money.
The Domitian coin was a nice score! It's artistic & has a lovely patina. Sometimes you can make a great score on CNG electronic auctions but very...
Collectors of ancient coins are elated to discover coins they own are pictured in a well known reference books or auction catalogs. After 45 years...
The ancient celators blessed us with creations like this. The reverse is just as beautiful as the obverse.
It's a good thing he was assassinated before consuming all the visible wildlife :panda:.
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