This and the other recent sales including those mentioned by TIF really make it hard to keep a straight face when people call these things rare....
The best up-teeth come on the early coins where Augustus is bare headed rather than the later, laureate versions. [ATTACH]
A review of the literature suggests that disrespecting Juno by downgrading her from queen of the gods to just a Genius level could cause one to...
I am fond of the types with ANTONINI on the reverse. [ATTACH] For a denomination issued for a short time, this thread has shown there were...
Thanks. I was not familiar with the type but I did find a photo of a whole one. https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=175511 I can not help...
For the record, Athens issued bronze coins and some of them had owls as well. These are a thousand times more scarce than the tetradrachms but...
Is this a 1/3 drachm or 1/3 tetradrachm?
When a legend ends NN it abbreviates nostrorum, genitive plural of 'our' so your translation would be better if you replaced the 'the' with 'our'....
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While I agree that is true, I still enjoy the dealers at shows who do cater to collectors of the old fashion type. As they retire, I don't see...
June 20, 1917 - Bavarian collection [ATTACH] Next: A coin purchased in December 2019
The pointed chin suggests a bearded Tetricus I as VAG. Definitely barbarous!
I'm old fashioned. I believe provenance should be reserved for collections that included the coin and not a seller who handled the sale. That...
I agree with Marsman. I have purchased some nice coins from Ilya but only when we could come to an agreement on prices which means a small...
I agree with the theory that my collection would probably be better if I let TIF select all my coins but I would miss the fun of doing it myself....
I agree completely. We do the best we can. We buy from dealers we trust and in whose expertise we are relatively confident. We understand that...
Nerva is fine but #8 is my favorite. I have always liked the dining eagle series. I lived in Maryland for 23 years and only had crabs a couple...
Back in 1998, I received a request from a visitor to my web site asking for what became one of my favorite pages separating the MAX coins. After...
From the number of us that have one, I'd say you are right. I have to wonder if Bohemund had a chin. [ATTACH]
Albia Terentia was Otho's mother. The coin is quite fake but I suspect it would bring about £20 as a novelty if openly advertised as what it is....
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