Of the group the Probus is the only one I would recommend for the reasons mentioned above. It seems quite a nice example of something we...
While I find Gorny overkill I saw some things there that I really liked. He uses the decimal system lumping all the minor variations. There are...
Thank you. That was the one that bothered me most. I agree with EWC3 that my purposes are best served by sticking to just one category but...
I do not recall the post but it would depend on my mood at the time whether I posted or not. You realize that the coin is an impossible...
In most cases we find die matches frequently with more scarce coins that used fewer dies in the making of the type while we find few when the...
I am honored. I do agree with about half of the ideas posted to this thread but that is not so bad considering the fact that I only agree with...
This is a good question. Most of the billionaires on the Chile (and other) list are getting on in age. Will they leave their collections to...
For Robert and those who feel his pain: There are several sub-hobbies available to collectors of ancients. One is buying the worst coins and...
Kyzikos AR tetartemorion 0.24g 550-480 BC ex. stevex6 [ATTACH] Next: a fish but not a tunny
Seleukos II tetradrachm 246-226BC ex. NFA ex. Tucker, Susa mint My ID on this is from 1990 when I got the coin. Is it still considered valid?...
How is M wrong? The alphabet started the 'tens digit' series with I for ten, K for twenty and lambda for thirty so the next letter is M for 40....
As threatened, I started photographing and checking the Hartill references for my Chinese Cash. While I would be happy to receive corrections to...
This fourree almost qualifies as 'Antony without Antony' so I'll leave the 'Next' at Antony without the galley. [ATTACH]
I had not thought of that. I save only the 'old' tags/envelopes etc. from famous collections but not the flips from last week's owner. I assume...
In this case the coin has several A's other than the one in the mintmark and all have squared and open tops. We have to accept the fact that...
Slabbed coins that are common, high grade and of no particular numismatic interest will sell better if left in the slab. Whether the coin...
I hope you realize how good it is to have a new person on the ancient side here who tries and succeeds with his own ID work. I hope you will...
I no longer express positive opinions on authenticity on coins I have not seen in hand but I would like to comment on grading. The Steelers coin...
John VIII next to last Byzantine emperor AR hyperpyron [ATTACH] Next: a Christian religious figure other than Christ
Somewhere along the way I got two Timurid coins but have not studied them enough to understand exactly what they represent. Any explanations...
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