The seller replied. Here's the conversation: Hmm. The listing was unsold, "reserve not met". I guess he found a buyer elsewhere?
Great advice.
I just sent a message to the seller asking him to check that coin and photographs. As Doug pointed out, the fabric grain is larger in the reverse...
Ancients :)
Not all fake coins have been reported to databases. I should have said "to me, they all look fake" rather than stating it as fact. In my...
I was just photoshopping a composite of this seller's offerings-- six in total, two of which sold. They are fakes.
Type? A tetradrachm. An incredibly artistic and well-preserved 2300+ year old chunk of silver struck under the tyrant Agathokles: [IMG]...
Regarding weight, we are both wrong. According to the seller's picture the coin weighs 17.1 grams. The unit of display in the picture is troy...
If intended to be a tetradrachm, the weight is low. ...which further points to it being a new creation. You're right that it wasn't struck by a...
Wow, nice job on that negotiating. Great price! Maybe I should have you negotiate some of my languishing Vcoins wishlist coins... :D
On the first, the lack of finding that combination of symbols on another listed/authentic coin, although as mentioned I did see one recently. Now...
Welcome, Sporky! :D Looks like you're hitting some classics there. Nice!
I have two Chersonesos (Cherronesos) hemidrachms now. The first was an eBay purchase from near the beginning of my ancient fever. At the time, I...
Happy birthday, Seppy! [ATTACH] Septimius Severus Rome, CE 206 AR denarius, 3.41 gm, 20 mm, 12h Obv: SEVERVS PIVS AVG, laureate head right...
Yep, I can understand that. How many COL NEMs do you have? How many Pontos Perseus-Medusa coins does Steve have? :D There are several types of...
I'm keeping the first one. At least for now :).
Speaking of books, @Ancientnoob recommended this and I bought the giant tome on Amazon for a buck fifty ($5.50 with shipping). It arrived today....
Forgive me for not clicking "like" :D
I'll keep you in mind, Bing, but you'll probably only get it if I die before you :D
I love it when Friday's postal delivery includes a coin! Here's an upgrade of my Concordia Cloacina and it was less expensive than the one I...
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