I agree, the RR bronze collection was amazing. I do not remember seeing that much detail on RR bronze in one auction. It was hard for me to tell...
Congrats on V years! [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I agree. Shill bidding is something that is not legal, but hard to prove. I like to bid live, but make pre-bids for what I am willing to pay when...
That is a guess on my part. I have seen weights with lines, but not a modified coin like that.
your modified coin is about the weight of a solidus and might have been used as a coin weight
I agree, we have not had our FDA (Fun Describing Ancients) recommended dose of TIF recently. [ATTACH]
coins were converted into scale weights - Both of these were offered at auctions in the last year or so. If you see one, let me know. [ATTACH]...
Congrats on your coins. Both are interesting and worn enough to give them some character. I do not know if your mark has meaning, but it looks...
Interesting thread @MSG 78 , thanks for sharing your thoughts. I am a bit like @IdesOfMarch01 , but with a bit lower price range. My purchases...
Good news! I heard from Elsen and they will resume shipping next Monday, 5/21. I have a few coins spread across Europe that should start moving....
@Randy Abercrombie - you have a great example of the coin. As folks above said, these were rare until a large number of came to the market in the...
I collect cast bronze. It comes in many different sizes and shapes. A few of mine - [ATTACH] The place of origin is not well known, unless you...
Congrats of your new coin, oh and all that other stuff. [ATTACH] I did not get you one of these from teepublic . com, but I will place an order...
Greek letters were used on late Roman and Byzantine commercial scale weights. You can see the progression on a table from Simon Bendall's book,...
I am not a big fan of slabs. I really like that to hold ancient coins and do no harm, at least most of the time. This coin broke when I let...
I am like lots of folks and trying to find interesting stuff while holed-up at home. The British Museum sent me a link to their Rome 1st century...
It looks like the neck portion of the die was filled with something. It could be metal from previous coins. ( @Kentucky beat me to that answer by...
Congrats! 200 BC spare change & a couple of 1 VNCIA weights - [ATTACH]
I watched the scale weight and RR portion of the auction with interest. I agree that the flow of the auction was different. It looked like CNG...
Two well worn RR Asses, each under $25, C.SAX - 24 grams; anonymous - 29 grams. It is good to hold a few in your hand. Worn this much it is hard...
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