Additional information: This type of reverse (eagle standing, head reverted) appears to be far less common than the usual bow case reverse. I'm...
I'm going through some neglected mixed lot coins and came across this interesting Macedonian bronze. From what I've found, it's Alexander III but...
That looks a fun and potential rewarding lot. Good luck! :)
I have seven which were purchased as a small group. Four still need to be photographed. [IMG] Aretas IV with Shuquailat. I assume Aretas is on...
That is certainly possible. This type of enamel-like "army green" seems to often be an applied patina.
I didn't call it tooling, although I'm not sure that you're wrong. To me it looks more like old and clumsy field smoothing or cleaning. Other...
I couldn't decide whether to put it in its own thread or toss it into one of many appropriate existing threads. The coin has some old and harsh...
Why, just this last CNG auction I refrained from bidding on a coin you were bidding on, Doug :D. I don't know who won... it was bid up pretty...
For reference, here is the thread with the large lot of CoverGirled coins. I've since noticed makeup or colored wax on a vast number of...
I doubt silver content plays much of a role in value.
These Pontos decapitation scene coins remind me of the trouble with COL NEMs. It seems impossible to find one with all desired features, and if...
I'm glad you asked because I couldn't figure it out either :D.
That's a very nice Roman bronze! I hope you don't mind but I lightened your image to better show some of the excellent detail, and removed some...
Very nice! The photo style looks familiar... Shick? I have oodles of his coins in my Vcoins wishlist.
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I see virtually no difference between images 1 and 2.
All are very good, so any preference I express is by a rather trivial margin. That said, I prefer 4, followed by 3, then 2, then 1. The angle of...
Great writeup! Thanks for the very interesting history of your coin.
What a fantastic coin year you're having! I love them all and would gladly have any of them in my collection :).
Very nice! I only have half a goat, part of a chimera. There are definitely a few goat coins on the shopping list though :). [IMG] SIKYONIA,...
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