That one was high on my wish list too but ultimately I didn't bid because of other targets in that auction and upcoming auctions. The old...
Like Zumbly and Doug, I also enjoy having coins from uncommon locales. That alone makes all of the OP coins "worthy". Of the group, I...
Were you tempted by the Julia Domna tetradrachm? I was but didn't bid, in part because I'd already won two other coins and in part because I'd...
A great book for introducing people to ancient coin collecting is [IMG]...
That's a very cool scarab! I'm really glad you weren't bidding on the A-Pi :).
A very nice portrait indeed, @fred.lombardo102 :) I have bunches of Roman Egyptian Hadrians. Their portraits generally aren't as detailed or...
I usually wait until they are in hand. At the risk of angering the Postal Deities, here they are. They'll get better photos once the coins are...
Excellent! I really like Naville and have purchased many coins from them this year. The fall of the pound against the dollar has certainly...
Welcome to ancients, @Exodus_gear! Online auctions are a great place to pick up ancients, although I'd steer clear of eBay until you get a...
Noob showed a drachm of Shapur II for which he described as "Zoroastrian Fire Altar with the flaming head of Ahura Mazda in flames" :)...
Nice coins, everyone! Those "wedding" denarii are among my favorites in the Severan era. I'd love to have one for each of Elagabalus's wives but...
Style-wise, it doesn't even come close to looking like the real thing. The metal of your token doesn't even look like silver-- it looks like...
Did I understand this correctly-- you sell ancient coins??
It's some sort of modern reproduction :(. Did you buy it or was it a gift/inheritance? Edit: "reproduction" isn't the right word. This token...
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$200 to ~$10K+ :D. There are massive quantities of these and value depends on the type and condition. If you post some high-quality pictures we...
A difficult to distinguish fire altar from the Persis: [IMG] KINGDOM OF PERSIS, Vadfradad (Autophradates) II Mid-2nd century BC AR hemidrachm,...
From what I gather, it is often (usually?) possible to determine authenticity if the person is very experienced with such matters and examines the...
That's a good point about acsearch. There are some fakes in there, occasionally noted in the comments but not always-- and I can't just take as a...
Also, the reverse dies seem to typically be smaller on genuine examples, leaving a "rim" or somewhat incuse appearance to the entire reverse...
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