Very nice job cleaning those Gordians, Randy! You could probably significantly improve that Treb Gallus too.
A couple of new additions for the Pink Floyd Animals collection, some fantastic canines of Argolis. These are wonderful coins, great condition...
Thanks! Added that info to the database. I may try that. I have various mold making materials but will look for Plasticine next time I'm in...
Randy, it's crust. I wouldn't mind having a fouree or two. Was sort of hoping there would be one in this lot. Not something I'd seek out but if...
The Trajan. Some nice old 'cabinet' toning. Or envelope toning, I guess. Trajan looks uncharacteristically malevolent in this portrait. [ATTACH]...
And the Septimius, which upon seeing the photos seems to have some kind of plaster-like schmutz in the interstices. I'm terrible at cleaning so...
Oh, I LOVE that one! Super duper cool reverse, wonderful coin!
After looking at similar prior sales and current offerings, Ben Franklin is exactly what I wrote in my estimated value column. Perhaps I could...
Here's a solo shot of the Caracalla. [ATTACH] Caracalla, 198-217 AD Rome, struck 215 AD AR denarius, 19 mm, 3.8 gm Obv: ANTONINVS PIVS AVG...
OK, AJ, here's that Sev Alex. For you, a special low introductory price :D Not a great picture. I'm being to hasty with the photo setup. Plus,...
Of this same reverse? Can you post the search link? I found a bunch of Postumus Providentias but not this particular reverse. Here's the coin...
The auction house I cited in the OP is certainly reputable and reading the policy did not make me shy away from bidding. I was just curious to...
Halfway through a detailed attributing the whole lot, spreadsheet filling up nicely, stopped to take a group shot of some of the better Roman...
Oh, right. I forgot that those tetradrachms are billion rather than bronze. :oops:
Hah! Love that brutal honesty, Doug.
I'm not sure who it is exactly (Roman) but it is not gold :(. It is brass, bronze, or orichalcum. It is corroded and has been harshly cleaned....
Thanks, Steve. It's charming, isn't it? It was so funny when I was maniacally searching for it this morning. I was looking in Roman Imperial...
This one had me puzzled because I didn't know that coins this size could be called drachms... I was searching for a sestertius :oops: Another...
Good point of course. Maybe I should write my own book and provide my own numbers, based on what I've seen (not much). I'd have TONS of rare...
No kidding? The Hadrian is that rare? Wonderful! When was Milne's book compiled? In other words, how likely is it that significant numbers of...
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