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Assuming I could legally keep it, I would probably enjoy it for a while then send it to auction and buy myself some bling. [ATTACH]
Yeah, I'm getting a little better with that, the more Eastern I acquire. I've only had three coins on which I've had Karosthi lettering.
Maybe the letters that look like I on my coin are in fact E, but the legends of Apollodotos II are so long compared to Menander, that the engraver...
Doug, you bought "nice" coins, from CNG no less? Are you feeling ok?
Have any of you ever tried to actually decipher the idiosyncratic Greek on Baktrian drachms? If you go to Wildwinds, or other resources, the...
It looks suspicious to me. It looks exactly like the sort of fine sand that gets applied to coins to hide rough surfaces.
I'm not sure which TPG you're speaking of, but "Widow's Mite Sized Coin" is not a bad description for many of the small bronzes of Judaea of the...
Git yur modern junk outta here! :p
Absolutely, yes. There are many collectors who aren't particularly interested in ancient coins as a whole, but ARE interested in coins that have...
I had a feeling one of you CT RR aficionados had their finger on trigger with that coin. I just watched it end myself. Nice going Mikey!
It's not uncommon that auction houses are hazy on Eastern issues. We do have a few members here, however, that have delved deeply into the...
Seriously, I don't understand how some dealers manage to stay in business considering how they talk to customers.
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Yup, that's him. :)
Yes, there's a selling forum at the bottom of the page. CT takes no responsibility for the transactions. But mostly it's about discussing coins.
Briefly, but only as a figurehead. The wiki article is pretty good.
I've been at it for a few years, I think TIF also. But we have a few board members that have been collecting their entire lives.
There were so many of these coins minted under various Macedonian kings and magistrates, in so many different locations. The varieties are...
You mean the exact same coin? No, not even close. But the same type, yes.
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