I always think of a Three Stooges scene, nyuk nyuk nyuk :D Cool coin, Steve. Great price :)
Like okbustchaser said, the additional fee is for having an agent/dealer bid for you. There is no extra fee for bidding live by phone. It sounds...
Sounds perfectly normal to me :) Buy what you like. Learn about what you buy. Rinse & repeat :D
Heritage and most auction houses are very accommodating of phone bidders. I don't know what the minimum value is for phone bidding in a Heritage...
If I recall the story, @medoraman scored an amazing deal on a Cleo 80 drachmae. He found it at an antique shop. It was unidentified or...
Mine has some tooling :oops: and had an applied patina (now removed). [IMG] EGYPT, Ptolemaic dynasty. Cleopatra VII Thea Neotera 51-30 BCE AE...
@Theodosius, that's a gorgeous coin! @Carthago... :wideyed: @Valentinian-- that Commodus Pharos of Alexandria is always on my wish list :)...
Nice coins, Sallent and everyone! Domna is certainly one of the more impressive women of ancient Rome. Thanks for those recommendations, @Roman...
A fourth point to add: the opaque applied coloring might be actively harmful to the coin. I bought a group lot of Alexandrian tetradrachms some...
I don't have any signed-die Syracuse bronzes but I do have some with signature-worthy artistry :) [IMG] SICILY, Syracuse. Dionysius I (400-345...
Great coin, Randy! One of these days I hope to get one too :)
[IMG] I've asked for unwaxed pictures from each of them for coins of high interest-- high interest because of the coin, not the garish wax. One...
I think attribution is correct. Your coin does show a horn but it looks like the fields may have been polished or ground, removing all but the...
Guess I'll pile on a few more :) [IMG] Elagabalus AR denarius, Rome mint. Struck CE 221-222. 3.55 gm Obv: IMP ANTONINVS PIVS AVG; laureate and...
That's a terrific example, @alde! The centering is much better than usual. The crocs are usually larger than the flans and it's nice that yours...
OOooooh, very nice!!
I've bought several large lots over the last few years. Initially, I planned to assign specific relative values for purposes of record keeping....
That looks like a Holy Grail book for an early Roman Republic collector! Congrats on the acquisition, @rrdenarius ! I have SNG Copenhagen Volume...
Fantastic! I didn't follow up with Brian's website and missed the opportunity to own this fascinating pair :( I have no fused coins but do have...
I agree-- Elagabalus is a fascinating character! Nice coins, everyone. My favorite of his Imperial coins is the one depicting the parading of...
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