It's their lower-tier submission pricing, ("Bulk" or "Economy" grading). The coins aren't given as thorough a label; no weight, no rating for...
Additional information: http://www.snible.org/coins/parion.html
:) [IMG] SICILY, Syracuse. Agathokles 310-305 BCE AR tetradrachm, 17.40 g, 24 mm Obv: head of the nymph Arethusa left, wearing grain wreath,...
Exactly... coins were circulated as they were meant to be, which is why the trend of certain governments trying to claim ancient coins as...
I saw my failed-bid aes grave at a coin show last summer. The asking price was almost triple what it sold for the year before. I regret not...
I love that aes grave with boar! I wanted one very badly two years ago and it was my first big bid failure. Since that time there have been...
Thanks to the double-edged sword of coin forums :D.
Compared to others, the style looks authentic although I'm no Parthian expert. Similar coins from CNG's archives: [IMG] [IMG] [IMG]
Wow, chrsmat-- that's a beauty! Compared to other NGC-slabbed Parthians, it's at least a MS** 6/5 6/5 ;) Seriously-- nice coin :)
I have the Sayles books and think they are wonderful-- perfect for an overview, chock full of handy lists and anecdotes.
A spider can be found as one of the numerous control marks on Cherronesos hemidrachms, and there are some "spider-like" abstract marks on certain...
The footnoted references for the Wikipedia article copied in the OP: References Plutarch, Crassus 19; 22; 33. Plutarch, Antony 37-39; Cassius...
I believe that was one of thousands of Clio'd coins :mad:. I have this coin of Vespasian. Emmett and other sources call the bird a hawk. Either...
Once again: great job, everyone! We represented ancient coin animals for all letters except K (only a mythological beast was shown), N, Q, U, V,...
Great job, everyone! Tomorrow I'll sum it up and fill in some missing letters. Meanwhile, some attributions of the Septimius Severus "Circus"...
Hieropolis, Syria.
Old thread... he now has more than 20,000!
I wondered if a fellow CoinTalker bought this fabulous coin. I saw it when it was listed and put it on my Vcoins wishlist, thinking I'd finally...
Please feel free to post any animals you missed. After a few more days we'll tally the posts and see which letters we missed and within those...
Hmm, Roman coins struck during JC's dictatorship? Looks like I only have one: [IMG] Roman Imperatorial moneyer L. Plautius Plancus, 47 BCE AR...
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