Whatever happened to arriving at your own conclusions concerning a coin?
Probably from Vidalus Sasunius.
That second pic is outstanding. Well-done!
That coin is definitely worth falling off the wagon for. Well-done!
Secrets of the trade are often worth keeping secrets. It wouldn't matter to me anyway - I have zero interest in cleaning coins. I'm just thankful...
That's really tremendous work, Pete. Kudos! I would not have imagined you could go from the uncleaned version to what you've got there.
The dimple in the center of certain ancient bronzes, particularly Ptolemaic and Seleucid issues is a remnant of the lathe technology used to trim...
Vcoins is a mall. If you're asking about safety, the question should be about individual vendors in the mall. Counterfeits can crop up anywhere,...
I would just take the return. However, many sellers on eBay refer to larger provincial issues as sestertii, even though we don't know what the...
Ah, I see. I'm looking for a distinction that likely doesn't exist.
Is your question rhetorical, or is this a quiz? The only thing I can think of is what's in the cornucopia. I looked at a few dozen renditions of...
Is there any scholarship on the meaning of the countermark? Was the coin remonetized after the time of George III?
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Shhhhhhhhhhhhhh! :mad:
That's good VK. That should be our company logo.
Yes, that Trajan. Rome was THE mint of the day. There were provincial mints of course, but they did not issue these types. Here's an interesting...
That's very nice but...what about the Tet in your sig? You've been flashing that around for a while. I thought that was your first ancient.
In the world of ancients you occasionally find counterfeits that have been distressed in one way or another. Collectors of ancients expect their...
I've gotten some decent stuff from Pegasi at reasonable prices. I think $125 is fair for the Nemausus. The one I want would set me back a grand so...
Sounds good to me, but there were several different Phanebal reverses, hence my question as to whether the harpa/shield/palm version was exclusive...
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